I have a theory to posit: I think Changeling is so bad - and make no mistake about it, it is very, very bad - so that it would set our expectations for Gran Torino so low that the quietly ruminating film would be hailed as a masterpiece. However, this not being a review for GT, I have the unpleasant duty to lay down before you why Changeling is such a dull, crushing letdown of a film.
Director Clint Eastwood and writer J Michael Straczynski have taken a tale about the serial killings of 20 children, a missing child, the corruption of a city's police force, and the wrongful committal....