Long Lost Boy

Rating: 10/10 (16 June 2014)

It's always one of the last things we would ever want to happen, but the terrible truth is this is something that could happen to anyone, and when it leaves a permanent scar. There are very few film that can make me cry and this is one of them, but also strangely this actually is one of my favorite films from Clint Eastwood.
Not a whole lot I can really say, I like the production value capturing 1920's America a decade long gone. From the wardrobe, cars, customs, everything. I really like the music score which has a somber and almost haunting tune to it. The writing is great the fact that it's by my favorite comic book/script write J. Michael Straczyski whom is known for the "Superman: Year One" graphic comic series is fantastic, it would be cool if he did scripts for movies a bit more often.
Supporting character Rev. Gustav played well by John Malkovich (TV's "Crossbones") its to me is one of his better roles. He's pretty much a radical/activist that is helping out Christine in finding her son by rooting out the corruption going on in the LAPD. He's also kinda funny he has some charisma in some scenes.
Howvever to me it's Angelina Jolie (Malificant) whom is one of my favorite actresses that really carries the movie, this to me is one of my favorite roles from her. She does a great job at portraying Christine Collins whom is simply an ordinary working class woman from a period long gone. Her character you just feel deep pathos for as she is constantly and desperately trying to seek help in finding her lost son.
You really can feel her pain from what's in her eyes and all the crap she is just going though, let alone getting crap canned from the precent she asked for help from. You really feel angry at the pricent which isn't doing there job and seem to be more busy at trying to keep their hands clean, but their hands to me look plenty dirty to me; and for the record I fraking hate crooked cops.
The scene when Christine says "I want my son back." that always breaks my heart a bit whenever I heard that. But one scene that really broke my heart was when Christine was passing by the school again after the crap she went through in the psych ward she was illegally sent to. Just the look on her face and seeing the school it just put tears in my eyes and made me cry, knowing that her son use to go to that school and the fact she passing by it shows how far and lost her son may'be.
Police must always protect and serve the law and people, but must never abuse the power behind their badge to their own uses. What that precent did to Christine wasn't right, and your glad near the end that their finally paying the price. However the real heart breaker is the last facts of the case in the end, which put tears in my eyes.
We'll never forget about her son and the many other children out there still missing.
Rating: 4 stars