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Mystic River (2003)

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Reviews Counted:191

Fresh:167

Rotten:24

Average Rating:7.8/10

Consensus: A thriller of great emotional power.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for language and violence

Runtime: 2 hrs 18 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Oct 15, 2003 Wide

Box Office: $90,050,414

Synopsis: When they were kids growing up together in a rough section of Boston, Jimmy Markum (SEAN PENN), Dave Boyle (TIM ROBBINS) and Sean Devine (KEVIN BACON) spent their days playing stickball on the... When they were kids growing up together in a rough section of Boston, Jimmy Markum (SEAN PENN), Dave Boyle (TIM ROBBINS) and Sean Devine (KEVIN BACON) spent their days playing stickball on the street, the way most boys did in their blue-collar neighborhood of East Buckingham. Nothing much ever happened in their neighborhood. That is, until Dave was forced to take the ride that would change all of their lives forever. Twenty-five years later, the three find themselves thrust back together by another life altering event - the murder of Jimmy's 19-year-old daughter. Now a cop, Sean is assigned to the case and he and his partner (LAURENCE FISHBURNE) are charged with unraveling the seemingly senseless crime. They must also stay one step ahead of Jimmy, a man driven by an all consuming rage to find his daughter's killer. Connected to the crime by a series of circumstances, Dave is forced to confront the demons of his own past. Demons that threaten to destroy his marriage and any hope he may have for a future. As the investigation tightens around these three friends, an ominous story unfolds that revolves around friendship, family and innocence lost too soon. [More]

Starring: Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Marcia Gay Harden

Starring: Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Marcia Gay Harden, Laurence Fishburne, Laura Linney

Director: Clint Eastwood

Director: Clint Eastwood
Screenwriter: Brian Helgeland
Producer: Robert Lorenz, Judie G. Hoyt, Clint Eastwood
Composer: Lennie Niehaus
Studio: Warner Bros.

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[R]uns deep with sadness...

Full Review Source: Lowell Sun | comment Comment
02/28/04
Austin O'Connor
Austin O'Connor
Lowell Sun

It's not the masterpiece people have been claiming, but Eastwood does set up a gripping moody atmosphere and get some fine performances out of his actors.

Full Review Source: UK Critic | comment Comment
02/24/04
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
UK Critic

A tale of tragic misinterpretation, Mystic River requires deep focus into the multiple tortured souls to fully be harnessed.

Full Review Source: Film and Felt | comment Comment
02/09/04
Gabe Leibowitz
Gabe Leibowitz
Film and Felt

Some of the most powerful performances of 2003

Full Review Source: Three Movie Buffs | comment Comment
02/09/04
Scott Nash
Scott Nash
Three Movie Buffs

Eastwood encourages Penn to overact, and Penn Method-ically responds with the enthusiasm of the amateur talents in Waiting for Guffman.

Full Review Source: Boulder Weekly | comment Comment
02/05/04
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

This is the kind of film that slowly gets under your skin, drawing you more intimately into the sad existence of the characters.

Full Review Source: Aisle Seat | comment Comment
02/03/04
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

Less a taut whodunit than a dreary who-cares-it, Mystic River is muddy-swamp-slow and about as appealing to look at

Full Review Source: Peterborough This Week | comment Comment
01/17/04
Mike Sage
Mike Sage
Peterborough This Week

While it may not be the masterpiece that some claim, it does have the heft and texture of a major work.

Full Review Source: eye WEEKLY | comment Comment
01/15/04
Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
eye WEEKLY

The unfashionably slow editing style and the concentration on close-ups and two-shots allow Eastwood to scrutinise his characters as they are forced to dig into themselves.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
01/15/04
Philip French
Philip French
Guardian [UK]

As gripping and unsparing as movies get.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
01/08/04
KJ Doughton
KJ Doughton
Film Threat

Let’s make it simple. Mystic River is the great Hollywood studio film released this year.

Full Review Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette | comment Comment
12/31/03
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

A grande tragédia do filme é que nenhuma daquelas pessoas é fundamentalmente má; elas apenas tomam decisões erradas que geram uma série de mudanças tristes em suas vidas.

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
12/09/03
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

Robbins and Penn in particular give simply fantastic performances that defy description - it is the kind of work you have to just sit back and feel.

Full Review Source: Cinerina | comment Comment
11/23/03
Karina Montgomery
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina

Fiction doesn’t survive on believability alone. The unilluminating Mystic River offers depression without insight; drama without purpose.

Full Review Source: Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) | comment Comment
11/22/03
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Works as a straight-up detective story, and the acting is often breathtaking.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
11/14/03
Bill Muller
Bill Muller
Arizona Republic
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It's a film worth queuing for - and you haven't been able to say that about anything with Clint's name on it in quite a while.

Full Review Source: RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) | comment Comment
11/14/03
Harry Guerin
Harry Guerin
RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)

Mystic River draws its power from the shadow murder throws over everyday life.

Full Review Source: Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) | comment Comment
11/13/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

When a murder mystery stars Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, and Kevin Bacon you're gonna have a hard time picking the killer. Eastwood directs without a trace of showiness.

Full Review Source: Movie Boeuf | comment Comment
11/13/03
David N. Butterworth
David N. Butterworth
Movie Boeuf

A superbly dense and dark thriller with psychological undertones, Mystic River is highly complex and tantalising.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
11/07/03
Urban Cinefile Critics
Urban Cinefile Critics
Urban Cinefile

Mystic River returns Eastwood to the general excellence of the Oscar-winning Unforgiven while retaining the square-jawed plainspokenness that is his trademark.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
11/06/03
Duane Dudek
Duane Dudek
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
 
 
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