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Los Angeles, 1928. When single mother Christine Collins leaves for work, her son vanishes without a trace. Five months later, the police reunite mother and son. But when Christine suspects that the boy returned to her isn't her child, her quest for truth exposes a world of corruption.

"To find her son, she did what no one else dared."

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Review by: r96sk

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!

Reviewer rating: 9.0


Actors


Angelina Jolie

Christine Collins


John Malkovich

Rev. Gustav Briegleb


Jeffrey Donovan

Captain J.J. Jones


Michael Kelly

Detective Lester Ybarra


Colm Feore

Chief James E. Davis


Jason Butler Harner

Gordon Northcott


Amy Ryan

Carol Dexter


Geoff Pierson

S.S. Hahn


Denis O'Hare

Dr. Jonathan Steele

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