"The Changeling" started off in a promising way. It was spooky, was filmed at interesting angles, and seemed to have a touch of class. I was very interested for about half the film.
However, once the mystery was over, the movie devolved into a farce. I wish I could say that I enjoyed it, but for the last half of the movie, "there was no there there, to quote a famous line. The end was completely ludicrous, to boot.
The supposed villain of the film was not villainous at all, and the viewer winds up feeling sorry for him rather than satisfied. In retrospect, i suppose that could be in keeping with the identity of the ghost in this haunted house story, but it just didn't work.
5 out of 10, based on the first half being pretty good.
However, once the mystery was over, the movie devolved into a farce. I wish I could say that I enjoyed it, but for the last half of the movie, "there was no there there, to quote a famous line. The end was completely ludicrous, to boot.
The supposed villain of the film was not villainous at all, and the viewer winds up feeling sorry for him rather than satisfied. In retrospect, i suppose that could be in keeping with the identity of the ghost in this haunted house story, but it just didn't work.
5 out of 10, based on the first half being pretty good.