Jolie doesn't perform in Changeling; she resolutely presents herself to the audience for admiration. The main attraction in Eastwood's two-fisted snake-pit weepie is the spectacle of Jolie's steely self-possessed suffering.
J. Hoberman
Village Voice
Village Voice
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Changeling maintains Eastwood's creative streak. It might not be as exalted as Million Dollar Baby, but there are things about it that set it apart and make it one of the most enjoyable of his recent films.... There's just something satisfying about seeing a movie so well made.
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
... the main thing wrong with Clint Eastwood’s view of evil in this movie is how childish it seems. I don’t care if he’s 78 and apparently has some fixation about innocent boys abducted by sex maniacs; even if the plot periodically suggests a remake of Mystic River, the cackling villains belong in a Hopalong Cassidy western ...
Jonathan Rosenbaum
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