Changeling Reviews
American Profile
Rich in authentic-looking period detail and punctuated with powerful acting, Eastwood's tale holds you in its firm, grim grip.
Full Review
| Original Score: 3/5
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Jolie is alternately distraught and outraged (in good ways) but Eastwood's film is an odd mix of genres that never quite settles into the one we want to watch.
Full Review
| Original Score: 2.5/4
Times-Picayune
It's a gripping tale, as infuriating as it is jaw-dropping at times, but it also becomes a frustratingly sprawling one here.
Full Review
| Original Score: 2.5/4
Moviedex
A long cry from her typically one-dimensional heroine roles in films such as Wanted and Tomb Raider, Angelina Jolie proves she is more than just a gun-wielding sex symbol.
Full Review
| Original Score: 4/5
Miss FlickChick
It's a strangely arid piece of filmmaking, handsome, respectful, unsensational and thoroughly lifeless.
Cinema Sight
Angelina delivers a fearless performance in a film that is far from conventional, but oh so lovely to look at.
Full Review
| Original Score: 3.5/4
DVD Review
The film ... becomes more of an examination of ... the misogynistic contrivances movie heroines have consistently been put through for audience entertainment.
Apollo Guide
The story's impact is reduced by the filmmakers' decision to make everyone who is part of 'the system' not just complicit in the conspiracy, but also lacking humanity.
Full Review
| Original Score: 72/100
The Age (Australia)
There are moments when it seems as if it wants to be an inspirational story about a person who refuses to be beaten by a corrupt system -- but it doesn't, in the end, settle for the uplifting narrative.
Full Review
| Original Score: 3.5/5
At the Movies (Australia)
Every element, including the photography, the production design, and Eastwood's own plaintive music score, seems close to perfection.
Full Review
| Original Score: 4.5/5
MovieTime, ABC Radio National
Changeling will engage both your fears and compassion, I have no doubt. And it will stay with you long after vou have left the cinema.
FILMINK (Australia)
This is an Oscar-calibre performance from Angelina Jolie. She conveys a sense of grief, desperation, fear, sadness and determination that is absolutely palpable.
Daily Telegraph (Australia)
A deftly handled tale about one woman's quiet and determined struggle to overcome seemingly insurmountable odds.
Full Review
| Original Score: 3.5/5
Sydney Morning Herald
Eastwood is a director made for melodrama and this one proves a lot juicier than Gran Torino, with its dry, dogged sense of righteousness.
Full Review
| Original Score: 3.5/5
Fayetteville Free Weekly
Clint Eastwood is a vital force of nature. Born May 31, 1930, the unflappable 78-year old director is still creating powerful, unique movies. Changeling is remarkable evidence of that.
Full Review
| Original Score: 3.0/5
The Australian
Set this film alongside Gran Torino and it's evident that Eastwood is the most impressive classical director working in US cinema today.
Full Review
| Original Score: 4.5/5
Urban Cinefile
Stranger than fiction %u2026. and more powerful for it
Urban Cinefile
Changeling is unforgettable; for its extraordinary story, for Angelina Jolie's haunting performance, for its subtly beautiful cinematography, for Clint Eastwood's masterful filmmaking
Cinema em Cena
Adota uma estrutura equivocada que o torna infinitamente mais longo do que o ideal, enfraquecendo ambas as tramas ao jamais explorá-las adequadamente.
Full Review
| Original Score: 3/5
