Day 7: Live from Cannes: Many changes needed for ‘Exchange’

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8:30 a.m screening for an odd title change forty-eight hours before the screening. This won’t be the only things that needs to be changed before this is released commercially in the U.S. With a running time that goes past the two hour mark, Changeling is another formulaic endeavor from Eastwood – nice looking, expensive film that fails to stick (although I expect fans of Million Dollar Baby and Mystic River will love this kind of period placed drama that is based on a true story and like the Sean Penn’s Oscar winner in Mystic River sees another child go missing. Another characteristic trait is Jolie’s Collins character who puts up a heroine-like fight versus LAPD corruption – more vocal that the Swank in Million Dollar Baby. [Note: Full review coming soon].

The Exchange Eastwood

Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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