A powerful film but a little too drawn out...

Rating: 8/10 (15 November 2008)

This movie is likable as an emotionally moved film. Angelina Jolie's performance is second to none as a mother in desperation to find her son, as well as the performances of John Malkovich and the role of the children in this film. It has that classy edge just as the award winning There Will Be Blood. My only complaints on this film was that it was a little too drawn out, a little too epic. I am sure directing wanted to detail the tragedy and the corruptions of the LAPD, in which was a little too similar in taste like the other LAPD scandals in Black Dahlia, and LA Confidential. In a movie drawn out for a little over 2 hours, I was expecting a little more closure than the ending I saw in this film. I don't think I can sit through this movie and re-watch this drama over again. I'd rather watch a movie not as good as this one before I go back. But this film is good for Angelina's career and nevertheless one of the best I've seen this year. 8 for 10