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The Changeover

2017

Miranda Harcourt, Stuart McKenzie

Melanie Lynskey, Lucy Lawless, Nicholas Galitzine, Timothy Spall ...

4.4

49

Horror. Fantasy. Romance 16-year-old Laura Chant lives with her mother and 4-year-old brother Jacko in a low-rent suburb on the edge of earthquake-scarred Christchurch, New Zealand. Laura is drawn into a supernatural battle with an ancient spirit who attacks Jacko and slowly drains the life out of him as the spirit becomes ever younger. Laura discovers her true identity and the supernatural ability within her, and must harness it to save her brother's life.

	Author	Review
United States	John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"Artful teen-witch drama doesn't quite cast its spell (...) The film pairs YA tropes with art house atmospherics, not always successfully"	NEU
United States	Matt Zoller Seitz rogerebert.com	"It's creepy, moving, and ultimately inspirational, and its more disturbing images stick in the mind (...) It's special: assured but modest, full of surprises (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Noel Murray Los Angeles Times	"An astute adaptation, balancing magical arcana with everyday adolescent turmoil (...) [It brings] Mahy’s words to life."	POS
United States	Jeannette Catsoulis The New York Times	"Thanks to fine performances and a narrative that doesn’t hang about to admire itself, the movie goes down as easily as a love potion at a coven."	POS
United States	Kristen Lopez Forbes	"The cast assembled understands how to work with [the material] in a compelling way (...) Erana James is a star in the making while Timothy Spall is delightful"	POS
United States	Keith Watson Slant	"If, in the end, the film’s narrative fails to cohere, the journey getting there is at least enjoyably swift-paced (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU

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