Horrible casting ruined this film

Rating: 4/10 (4 September 2014)

The casting of Joilee and Malkovich ruined what could have been a good film. Joilee was totally, utterly unconvincing as the doting mother and when her son disappeared, though she could command tears at will, she came off aloof and indifferent. Also there was nothing demure about her trademark full lips painted red throughout the entire movie. Those lips would have been downright obscene in 1928. So Joliee spends the entire film mousing around trying to convince the police that the imposter boy was not her son.
They tell her she's crazy and toss her in the loony bin. During this entire time Joilees character is acting like a damsel in distress. Then towards the end of the movie she visits the guy who is accused of killing her son, and commences to kicking his butt in prison like she is Evelyn Salt! Um I know Clint Eastwood is pushing 100 but did his Alzheimers kick in or something?
Malkovich only knows one thing and that's how to play himself. One a director casts him they should know they will be getting a very one dimensional actor. Well can't really call it acting if you're playing yourself. There are so many better qualified actors that could have played Mrs. Collins.