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By David Fear (910) for Time Out (7,510) on 21 Oct 2008

For a director who knows how to balance histrionics with a lack of sentimentality (see Mystic River), Eastwood is unable to modulate tone or…

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By Edward Douglas (1,395) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 19 Oct 2008

Suffers from its lack of focus by trying to create an overly complex story that would probably have been just as interesting if it were kept…

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By Marlow Stern (69) for Manhattan Movie Magazine (35) on 16 Oct 2008

If Changeling develops any sort of pop-culture currency, one could foresee a drinking game in which college students take a shot every time…

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By James Rocchi (1,075) for Cinematical (752) on 13 Oct 2008

The story of what happened to Christine Collins is fascinating, and there are so many ways a director could have gone with it instead of just…

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By Karina Longworth (242) for SpoutBlog (66) on 05 Oct 2008

We drink every time Angelina hysterically proclaims, He's not my son…

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By Nathaniel Rogers (250) for Film Experience (395) on 03 Oct 2008

This undisciplined picture can't decide which kind of movie it is: melodrama, courtroom, serial killer thriller, procedural, period epic…

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By Katey Rich (412) for CinemaBlend (829) on 01 Oct 2008

A dressed-up period piece with nowhere to go, a cipher masquerading as a heartfelt piece of work…

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By Jeremy Heilman (393) for MovieMartyr.com (391) on 15 Jul 2008

It must be noted that the movie demands some degree of resolve from its audience, and it promises no simple resolutions in return…

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By David Denby (676) for The New Yorker (1,837) on 10 Jul 2008

Changeling is beautifully wrought, but it has the abiding fault of righteously indignant filmmaking: it congratulates us for feeling what we…

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By Cole Smithey (1,865) for ColeSmithey.com (1,853) on 23 May 2008

Apart from a flashing neon light coda, Eastwood's drama made for a respectable competition entry at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival…

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By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for New York Times (5,786) on 20 May 2008

Despite Ms. Jolie's hard work and Mr. Eastwood's scrupulous attention, [Jolie's] difficult, fairly one-dimensional character fails to take hold…

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By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 19 May 2008

Eastwood's femme-driven thriller explores police corruption and social injustice in an old-fashioned, studio-era-like film that lacks much…

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By Keith Phipps (1,177) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 13 May 2008

Eastwood creates a tone that's at once stately and unsettling, allowing a lot of breathing room for Jolie's sad, unyielding performance…

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By Claudia Puig (2,080) for USA Today (4,117) on 03 Apr 2008

While the neo-Gothic tale is inherently intriguing, the film should inspire strong emotion, but deliberate pacing and a contained sense of…

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