Changeling (DVD, 2009)

Awesome, inspiring true story of one woman's loss and the corruption of our police force even 80 years ago. The courage of a mother who never gave up looking for her son and the preacher and lawyer who believed in her.

Great movie! Made me feel the pain of the Mother. I stayed on the edge of my seat. I would recomend this movie to all who like a good tear jerker as well as thriller.

Christine Collins (Angelina Jolie, in an Oscar nominated role) is
overjoyed when her kidnapped son is brought back home. But when
Christine suspects that the boy returned to her is not her child, the
police captain (Jeffrey Donovan) has her committed to an asylum.
The abuse of power draws in a crusading reverend (John Malkovich)
who comes to Christines rescue, and finally gets her released from
the situation-but can not help her to find her real son. When
comfronted in Court, the boy that replaced her son reveals his true
motives and some of the things he does know about Christines real
son. This movie is based on an actual account that happened in California
in the 1930 s, and as it turns out the town it happened in-even changed
its name after the incident. Director Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar
Baby, Gran Torino, Absolute Power, etc) turns out another great movie
that more than fill a nights entertainment-especially the ending, where
you will start to find out the real truth of the true life incident as
it happened.

I liked the era the movie was in. Also it was based on a true story and directed by Clint Eastwood. Real good movie.

I decided to buy it because I love Angelina's work in drama movies, it's a good movie, but not as good as I thought. Is a little bite exagerated.

I love almost every movie Angelina makes she did a super job as usual. Once again I saw it at the theater but was tired ,knew instinctly i've missed some of the scenes;thus, I had to buy it in order to do it justice and enjoy watching both actors and director doing a superlative job.

This movie is simply amazing. Angelina Jolie is one superb actress! Very, very heartbreaking story about Christine Collins who's son went missing. The torture this woman had to go through to find her son is just tragic. I think that all of the child actors were brilliant! You can really feel their emotions through this movie. One certain senerio towards the middle of the movie will have you shocked! The atmosphere throughout is very depressing, as well as the music. But this movie you can watch over and over. Make sure you have a kleenex box handy while watching, you'll need it!

This is a excellent movie. Another great performance by Angelina Jolie. A Roller coaster ride with your emotions. A Touching and Inspiring True Story.

It's hard to believe this is a true story. Jolie was fabulous as the distraught mother. As with most(if not all) Clint Eastwood movies, the acting was suburb. The characters who played the police really made you hate them. This is one movie I would highly reccommend

This movie is a must see, especially if you don't usually like true story movies. I thought it was excellent! It made me want to research the situation too. It's really about the Wineville, CA Chicken Coop Murders back in 1928. Awsome!

By Karl J. Paloucek from the Channel Guide Store

Endless stories of human resilience sluice out of Hollywood year after year, but we never tire of them. It never gets any less amazing to see what people can endure and rise above, and how they change as a result. Changeling, based on true events and directed by Clint Eastwood, takes the worst fate to befall a mother — the sinister disappearance of her child — and illuminates the grim and dirty process of turning uncertain tragedy into hope.

Single mother Christine Collins (Angelina Jolie) and her son Walter have carved out a difficult but happy life in late 1920s Los Angeles. She works as a telephone switchboard overseer by day, rushing home on the streetcar to be with her son … until the day she returns and Walter is gone. So begins Christine’s frantic crusade for her son and the horrible truth of his fate that will drag her life into dark folds of anxiety, coercion and despair. Aided by a local broadcast evangelist, the Rev. Gustav Briegleb (John Malkovich), she takes on the corrupt Los Angeles Police Department that has tried to mollify her and close the case on her missing boy.

The film’s title references, in part, the ersatz Walter that the police all but force Christine to accept as her son, despite her instinctive knowledge that he isn’t. But it’s her refusal to accept the deceit, coupled with her drive to find her son and the truth of his fate, that catalyzes the real transformation at the heart of this film.

It’s naturally a bit challenging to separate Jolie’s character from the star’s own well-publicized fondness for motherhood. Christine is an obvious role for Jolie at this point in her life, as she and beau Brad Pitt have embraced parenthood so wholly and publicly. Her portrayal of Christine’s anguish is palpably, convincingly rendered, but through little fault of her own, her celebrity overexposure can’t help but find its way into a role she no doubt feels on a personal level.

But that isn’t to say it’s any less difficult or effective of a film to take in. Over and over, we see Christine strong-armed by the police and the grim reality that she may never know what happened to Walter. So much of the pain explored here is the hurt of not knowing — a fact underscored by its nearly two-and-a-half-hour runtime. You can’t help but measure your own discomfort in waiting for the resolution against this young mother’s, for whom every minute of uncertainty likely seems a lifetime.

i didnt know what to expect from this movie. i first saw it on the net then after watching it i bought it. you are so hooked into the movie wanting to know what happens next and what happened to her boy. Angelina does an excellent acting performance and Clint did an awesome job directing it.

Angelina Jolie's performance in Changeling is astounding and her best since Girl, Interrupted. Clint Eastwood is a master of film, so it's no surprise to learn that Changeling is a true masterpiece. If you've never seen this film, I highly recommend it to anyone who is a fan of either Jolie's or Eastwood's work, a true film lover, or someone with an interest in the mother/son relationship, as the plot focuses mainly on a mother's unfailing love for her child.

Fearures Actors:Angelina Jolie, Devon Conti & Gattlin Griffith
Running Time:142 Min.
Rating:R



The point of departure is March 9, 1928, which is when we are introduced to Christine Collins (Angelina Jolie), a single-mom raising a nine year-old (Gattlin Griffith) in the City of Los Angeles. By profession, Christine roams around the floor of the phone company on roller skates as the supervisor of a bank of operators.
The plot thickens the fateful Saturday she agrees to fill-in for a co-worker, leaving little Walter home alone. By the time she returns after the shift, the boy has vanished without a clue, so she calls the police to file a missing persons report.
Several months later the cops claim to have solved the mystery, and announce that Walter's been found alive and well. However, Christine's hopes are soon dashed when the child returned to her is an impostor (Devon Conti) who is four inches short than her son.
Now, this is where the movie starts to make no sense. Instead of accepting the mother's simple assertion that this was not her son, we're led to believe the LAPD instead s pressured Christine to take custody of a perfect stranger. Doesn't that sound inhuman?
And how long could a young impersonator keep up such a charade, even if he had wanted to? Wouldn't the fraud have been exposed the first time "Walter" went out to play with his friends, visited relatives, greeted neighbors or went to school? Something doesn't add up here.


Hope this helps you decide.Thanks for reading! :)

when a single mother christine collins leaves for work, her son vanishes without a trace. five months later, the police reunite mother with son; but he isn't her boy. driven by one woman's relentless quest for the truth, the case exposes a world of corruption, captivates the public and changes los angeles forever.

this is a pretty good movie with clint eastwood directing but resembles too much of his earlier work on mystic river. but none the less this is still a pretty good movie to watch if you are a jolie fan or an eastwood fan. you are better off renting this movie first before buying to see if you like this one.

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Angelina Jolie plays the part of a mother. Any single mother has the fear of what her character went through.

i purchased changeling and i was very pleased with transaction. Seller did fast shipping and the movie was exactly as described. Would buy again

Great movie, and excellent acting. This movie was one of the best, but it could have been better had the ending been revised. But overall excellent.

Excellent performances by everyone involved. Fans of mystery, history, and true crime will all find something riveting here. More plot twists than M. Night Shymalan. Proves that truth is indeed stranger than fiction.

Very good movie, but sad. Angelina is a very good actess. I love true stories. I will def. watch this movie more than once and recommend it to others.

This was a great movie, especially if you don't know the story at all. The acting and directing were superb. A+

Great movie showcasing acting talents of Angelina Jolie. Movie about a mother's search for lost son and dealings with police who attemt to pass off boy who is not the real son. Very moving performance by Jolie