What do you do when you have nothing left but hope and a will to keep on.

Rating: 10/10 (7 September 2009)

Changeling borrows it's title from the old George C Scott horror movie my wife didn't want to see it because she got the films mixed up she didn't want to see a horror movie. Changeling is another type of horror film. As a parent of two young boys This movie hit me deeply where I lived. The Story is a matter of fact In Los Angles March of 1928 christine Collins a phone operater supervisor came home after working a Overtime shift to find her son Walter Collins age nine missing. She phones the police only to find a police department that not only doesn't care but is useless. The Cops come out only after she pleads with them they inform her 24 hours must pass before Walter can be considered missing.when the cops come out they find Nothing. the trail is Stone cold. Christine Collins is understandably angry and scared while the police seem to not be able to do anything nor do they even seem to care if she finds her son. during this time she finds at first a strange ally in rev.Gustav Briegleb Wonderfully played by John Malkovich He actually is one of the film's Biggest saving graces. Briegleb is the Reverand of a church but while he serves the community he makes it clear his mission is to bring down the Corrupt LAPD his church prays for Christine Collins to find her son. A Tale Briegleb uses on his nightly Radio broadcasts. Then Five months later a boy calling himself Walter Collins is found and brought home. One Problem the boy is not her son and the LAPD begins to browbeat her into accepting the boy as hers. Christine Collins and Briegleb soon create a problem for the LAPD the police force is full of arm breakers and gunmen with no real detectives on the force they see no end to the problem except one admit her to a insane asylum before she goes nation wide and becomes more of a problem and a liability for the LAPD. She has Embarrassed them plenty and that they will not take lightly. Meanwhile a LAPD Detective on a routine case finds out about a murder spree of Young Boys committed by Gordon Northcott and his Young Nephew one of the victims may be Walter Collins the horror of this case causes him to buck the system and to try and bring Northcott to justice, Eastwood directs with a strong firm hand and Angela Jolie does a outstanding job in what may very well be the best performance of her career. The movie is filled with suspense Horror anger and love and it ends on a note of Hope. This as I told my wife may very well be one of the best movies I have ever seen. Simply put Eastwood delivers a classic picture.