Boy lost in the plot.

(From Sunday Life)

Byline: PAUL WHITINGTON

Changeling (16)

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CLINT Eastwood's late flowering as a director has been nothing short of remarkable.

He was in his 60s by the time he earned his first Oscar nomination, but since then he's received a further nine and been voted best director twice.

These days, it's almost inevitable that a new Eastwood film will be among the front-runners come Oscar time and little wonder.

The grizzled Californian makes the kind of solid, unfussy, expertly-crafted films that leave room for the story - and the actors telling it - to shine.

And so Oscar-friendly is …