Brilliant Slice Of Yesteryear

Rating: 7/10 (30 November 2008)

This marvelous rendezvous into the past is directed by acclaimed movie mogul Clint Eastwood. Starring the inimitable and devastatingly gorgeous Angelina Jolie as Mrs. Christine Collins.
The story tracks the disappearance of young Walther Collins and the subsequent calamity caused by the LAPD during the period in question. When the little boy goes missing and is apparently recovered 5 months later, Mrs. Collins vehemently protests that it was indeed not her son who was returned to her.
In a cloak and dagger world of crooked cops Changeling goes to great pains to portray the angst and determination of a mother longing for her son's return.
Jolie's performance is adequate but certainly not Oscar worthy. Clint Eastwood has delivered another fine production.