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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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I can admit it’s a well-made film, but that doesn’t mean I approve.

Full Review Source: Film Quips Online | comment Comment
11/06/03
John R. McEwen
John R. McEwen
Film Quips Online

Eastwood's screen adaptation of the famous Dennis Lehane novel is one of the year's most well-made dramas.

Full Review Source: Cinemaphile.org | comment Comment
11/05/03
David Keyes
David Keyes
Cinemaphile.org

Despite a nagging sensation about its shortcomings, the acting and the atmospherics continue to haunt me.

Full Review Source: Creative Loafing | comment Comment
11/04/03
Matt Brunson
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing

Tim Robbins took me on a wild chase. I think he was by far the best in this movie.

Full Review Source: Broomfield Enterprise | comment Comment
11/02/03
Dan Marcucci and Nancy Serougi
Dan Marcucci and Nancy Serougi
Broomfield Enterprise

A deeply felt, haunting work that ranks among Eastwood's best films...

Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | comment Comment
11/02/03
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

While restrained and internal throughout most of the film, Penn displays both chilling intensity and heart-wrenching grief when it really counts.

Full Review Source: AboutFilm.com | comment Comment
10/31/03
Carlo Cavagna
Carlo Cavagna
AboutFilm.com

With all this acting!, can James Lipton possibly contain himself?

Full Review Source: Film Snobs | comment Comment
10/30/03
Stephen Himes
Stephen Himes
Film Snobs

Everyone in the cast is brilliant. Everyone.

Full Review Source: Goatdog's Movies | comment Comment
10/28/03
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Goatdog's Movies

This is a flawed film worth seeing for the portraits of three hollow men, and for Stern's great camera work.

Full Review Source: San Diego Metropolitan | comment Comment
10/26/03
Jean Lowerison
Jean Lowerison
San Diego Metropolitan

“Mystic River” is teeming with various elements that flow together to create one of the finest movies of the year.

Full Review Source: Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | comment Comment
10/25/03
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

An engrossing film that delights despite harboring what could be seen as a big flaw.

Full Review Source: Reno Gazette-Journal | comment Comment
10/24/03
Forrest Hartman
Forrest Hartman
Reno Gazette-Journal

Too depressing to fill audiences with delight, but it does seem to validate questionable attitudes, especially an indifference to the suffering of innocent people and a willingness to shoot first and ask questions later.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment 1 Comment
10/24/03
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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It's serious with a capital 'S.' It's the kind of grimness that smacks of a bid for Importance with a capital 'I' -- hopefully leading to an Oscar with a captial 'O.'

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
10/22/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

A film with better intentions than execution.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
10/22/03
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

It's Penn's heavy-lidded, dead-behind-the-eyes turn that overshadows all, carrying the weight, pain and misery of the world -- and the picture.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
10/22/03
Nev Pierce
Nev Pierce
BBC

A mournful meditation on America's heritage of violence...

Full Review Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | comment Comment
10/22/03
John Beifuss
John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

The real triumph is that while we are fascinated with the particulars of the story, we feel the shame, awkwardness, fears and cosmic fate that bounce off each character.

Full Review Source: State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL) | comment Comment
10/22/03
Nick Rogers
Nick Rogers
State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL)

While a commercial film is more about entertainment, this is more about, for want of a better term, art.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
10/21/03
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

Mystic River may only be 'pretty good,' but thanks to Eastwood, it's a reminder of how great 'pretty good' should be.

Full Review Source: Flipside Movie Emporium | comment Comment
10/20/03
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

So entrenched in anguish that you'll leave feeling empty and unhappy.

Full Review Source: CinemaBlend.com | comment Comment
10/20/03
Joshua Tyler
Joshua Tyler
CinemaBlend.com
 
 
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