Changeling - 2008

Director: Clint Eastwood
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Cast:
Angelina Jolie as Christine Collins
Gattlin Griffith as Walter Collins
Michelle Gunn as Sandy
John Malkovich as Rev. Gustav Briegleb
Colm Feore as Chief James E. Davis

Fell asleep test = 0

A great film directed by the master Clint Eastwood. Quite honestly the first film with Angelina Jolie as lead that I've personally enjoyed, she was fantastic!

A young boy Walter Collins goes missing while his mother is at work. The local authorities have had a rough time in the public eye recently so in order to improve their profile they return a child they claim is Walter when in fact it's someone else. They trick Christine Collins into believing it's her Walter but of course she quickly comes to her senses and begins to fight back. If not for her local Rev. (played by the brilliant John Malkovich) her cause may have been lost, fortunately the Rev. has made it his life long goal to expose the authorities for what they truly are!

A worthy watch for sure, I was so surprised how good this was and now see Jolie in a different light! Furthermore, I continue to think Malkovich is one of the most brilliant actors of all time for me.

Cheers
Tim