Changeling

Year: 2008

Grade: B-

Country: USA

Director: Eastwood

Review

good, almost unbelievable, story, but left something to be desired in the execution category. there were a few cliche moments in eastwood’s direction that reminded me i was watching a movie that was supposed to have an emotional impact on me. jolie may be remembered as a talented actress 30 years from now, but i’m a bit too close media circus that surrounds her to not be distracted by it. she’s a good crier, but that doesn’t make her a good actress. i liked the character, just not as interpreted by jolie. some of the cliche moments were things like a close up of ashes falling off a cigarette during an intense police interview, or jolie telling the police officer at the end that another child’s interview gave her the one thing she didn’t have before: hope. ah, how sweet. of course eastwood did a mostly good job and took on the corrupt 20s lapd. it’ll get a ton of nominations, but probably shouldn’t win anything outside of costume design or art direction.

Watched in theater