Changeling (2008)

This movie is based on real life incidents that happened in 1928 in Los Angeles. Single mom Christine Collins doesn't find her son Walter Collins one fine day after she returns home from office. She lodges a complaint with the LAPD and after few months they deliver another boy to her saying that he is Walter. Christine is baffled and tries convincing the police that this is not her son. She proves it through Walter's dentist and teacher but, the LAPD doesn't accept it. They brand her as a psychopath and send her to the asylum. She is ill-treated.

On the other hand, there is a police investigation led by Detective Ybarra that boils into a major serial killer mystery about missing children.

The 2 tracks coincide and Walter is also believed to have been massacred by the killer Gordon Northcott and his accomplice, a small boy Sanford Clark.

Christine doesn't give up hope and she fights the LAPD in court against the atrocities committed on similar such women in the asylum, with the help of Reverend Gustav and a high profile lawyer. The police force is shaken up and high profile officers are suspended from the force as a result. The killer is also sentenced to death. Christine continues to hope to find her boy while slowly moving on in her personal life.

Hits

• Once in a lifetime performance by Angelina Jolie as the relentless yet emotionally fragile mother who looks for her son. Classic looks combined with great acting credentials. 
• Clint Eastwood, the master has directed the movie and composed the music. He excels in both the departments. Comment on the master's skills is beyond me. He is a legend, plain and simple. 
• Lot of good character roles for the Reverend, the police force in the LAPD, the lawyer, other women in the asylum, the small boys, the serial killer, his young accomplice etc. Great casting and well enacted. 

VERDICT

Another classic from the master, Clint Eastwood. The power of hope, resilience and the human spirit are emphasized.