The trailer for Clint Eastwood’s new film Changeling, starring Angeline Jolie, came out a few days ago. Overall, it’s pretty strong—it looks like a beautifully shot film with some potentially strong performances and interesting plot twists. Maybe this will be Clint’s Chinatown?
I would have liked to have seen the Cannes logo at the beginning of the trailer marking the film as an official festival selection, as well as a few critics’ quotes (since the film was generally well-received at Cannes), kind of like the excellent Mystic River trailer—still the best trailer for an Eastwood film for my money. Also, I’m a little surprised there are no scenes or mention of Academy Award nominee Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone). I know her role is supposed to be fairly small, but in his review of Changeling, Emanuel Levy wrote:
“In Changeling, Ryan plays Carol Dexter, a fellow innocent prisoner, a foul-mouthed but decent whore ho helps Christine during her lockdown in a mental ward. Rendering another bravura performance that nails the part in four scenes, Ryan again deserves serious consideration for the Supporting Actress Oscar.”
So the omission is a little puzzling. Maybe Universal is assuming most people don’t give a rat’s ass about Amy Ryan? Or perhaps they just didn’t want to show too many of the mental ward scenes?
Anyway, with this film and Burn After Reading coming out, I’m looking forward to a healthy dose of John Malkovich. When I first heard his voice over the phone speaking to Jolie, I flashed back to his amazing In The Line of Fire performance for a second. Looking forward to seeing what he does with a meaty dramatic role here, and of course hoping Eastwood’s recent hot streak continues.
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