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Overall Rank: |
204 |
Avg. Rating: |
3.09/4 |
# of Ratings: |
192 |
Genres: |
Crime, Drama |
Rating: |
R |
Language: |
English |
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Director: |
Clint Eastwood |
Actors: |
Tim Robbins
Sean Penn
Kevin Bacon
Laurence Fishburne
Marcia Gay Harden
Laura Linney |
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As childhood friends drift apart, they are reunited when one of their daughters is killed and one of them could be a suspect based on his past.
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05/23/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Clint's masterpiece in at #25! |
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Mystic River is Clint Eastwood's crowning achievement as a director and is a breathtaking and powerful film adaption of the equally powerful novel by Dennis Lehane that examines lost youth and other kinds of loss that sweep their way through a small Massachusetts town where everyone knows everyone. This story opens on a quiet day in Mystic River when three young boys, Jimmy, Dave, and Sean are approached by a pedophile, they force Dave into their car and he is sexually abused for several days before escaping. The story then finds these childhood friends as adults still living in the same town, though their lives have drifted away from each other somewhat. Jimmy (Sean Penn)is now a small business owner content in his 2nd marriage (Laura Linney)and raising three daughters. Dave (Tim Robbins... |
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3.5/4 |
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04/24/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Eastwood's River flows in at #34........ |
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I will be the first to say it....Clint Eastwood is every bit as good as a director as he is an actor. This movie is very powerful and although I was left unsatisfied somewhat at the ending how could you not love this movie overall. Sean Penn is brilliant as usual and although he is not a personal favorite of mine, Tim Robbins does his best work since Shawshank. Kevin Bacon and Laurence Fishburne are good in limited roles and you could not add a better 1-2 female support team than Laura Linney and Marcia Gay Harden. Clearly though, this all works because of the material of writer Dennis Lehane and the direction of Eastwood, who doesn't even have to be in front of the camera in this one. |
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4/4 |
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03/12/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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After I saw this movie for the first time, I said to myself "WOW!". Very sad story with very complex characters. What can you say about Sean Penn? Is words such as brilliant, awesome, and amazing come to mind. 100% deserved his Best Actor Oscar. Tim Robbins gives nothing less than an amazing performance as well. 100% deserved his Best Supp. Actor Oscar. This movie jumps out of the screen and touches your heart. One of the best movies I have ever seen. |
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4/4 |
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