Angelina Jolie
Christine Collins
Christine Collins is overjoyed when her kidnapped son is brought back home. But when Christine suspects that the boy returned to her isn't her child, the police captain has her committed to an asylum.
Release Date | 2008-10-24 |
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Runtime | 2h 21m |
Directors | Clint Eastwood, Tom Stern, Katie Carroll, Donald Murphy, Pam Cartmel, Peter Dress |
Producers | Robert Lorenz, Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Jim Whitaker, Geyer Kosinski, Audrey Chon, Tim Moore, Clint Eastwood, Jessica Meier, Kimi Armstrong Stein, Natalie Hsieh Cencula, Bob Peishel, Jinnie Pak, Shauna Bryan, Darin McCormick-Millett |
Writer | J. Michael Straczynski |
Dark!
'Changeling' is a cracking release from 2008. Angelina Jolie gives a superb performance in the lead role, in a plot that is rather harrowing whilst also being actually incredibly infuriating - as in, the film does a great job at making the antagonists the antagonists.
The cast, spearheaded by Jolie, are excellent. No-one is on her level per se, but there are very good performances from the likes of John Malkovich, Michael Kelly, Jeffrey Donovan and Geoff Pierson; kid actor Eddie Alderson also impresses.
I will say that the story wraps up in a quicker manner than I thought it would, though the pacing of the 142 minute run time is in fact one of its positives - even at that length, I feel it could've drawn out the court trial stuff longer; though that may have hindered the pacing, so it's not really a noteworthy criticism of mine at all.
One worth recommending, no doubt!
— r96sk