Powerful

Rating: 8/10 (28 February 2009)

Christine Collins' (Jolie) son, Walter, is missing, feared kidnapped, and when the police return her son to her, she sees the boy is not Walter.
This is a true story. And, for such a true story back there in 1928, where was this story before? How many other stories are hidden from us that show police corruption and complete disregard for citizens rights? As you go on in this story you will see that one person can make a difference and affect the necessary changes to correct to something we thought was there all along.
Angelina Jolie plays the part of the wronged mother to perfection and her nomination of Best Actress was well deserved. John Malkovich is, well, John Malkovich and his very name is synonymous with the definition of perfection. Jeffrey Donovan is a new comer who has his own TV show, Burn Notice, and did an excellent job. He sometimes let a little Scottish accent creep into his dialogue, and I liked that.
In the story Christine plays a telephone operator supervisor and that was the first time I ever saw or even heard of those supervisors using roller skates to roll up and down the long line of the regular telephone operators. Imagine what the first job interview must have been like - Q: Can you roller skate? A: What? I thought this was a telephone jobÂ…Â…
The movie is a little too long with too many anti-climatic moments Â– when you think it's over, it's not. But, seeing as this is a true story we need to see it to the end regardless of its length.
This could very well have been nominated for Best Picture. Clint Eastwood is a Master Director.
Violence: Yes. Sex: No. Nudity: No. Language: Yes, some not much.