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Genres:
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Crime /
Drama /
Mystery /
Thriller
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Release:
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Director:
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Clint Eastwood
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Actors:
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John Doman,
Adam Nelson,
Andrew Mackin,
Robert Wahlberg,
Sean Penn,
Tim Robbins,
Kevin Bacon,
Laurence Fishburne,
Marcia Gay Harden,
Laura Linney,
Kevin Chapman,
Tom Guiry,
Emmy Rossum,
Spencer Treat Clark,
Jenny O'Hara
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Duration:
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132 min.
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Rating:
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(8/10)174
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Plot Summary:
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Childhood friends Jimmy Markum, Sean Devine and Dave Boyle reunite following the death of Jimmy's oldest daughter, Katie. Sean's a police detective on the case, rally difficult and disturbing evidence; he's also tasked with handling Jimmy's rage and difficulty for retribution.
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Mystic River
A superior murder-mystery directed and produced by Clint Eastwood. Sean Penn, Kevin Bacon and Tim Robbins star as childhood friends - one of whom suffered at the hands of paedophiles - who reconnect years later following another tragic event
Clint Eastwood's run of films up to Mystic River implied a great talent now running on autopilot. Directorial efforts like Absolute Power, True Crime, Space Cowboys and the particularly woeful Blood Work were well below what one expects from the actor-producer-director who brought us the Oscar-winning Unforgiven. So, it is pleasing to finally be satisfied by one of his movies - coincidentally (or perhaps not) the first he has not starred in since his last creditable work Midnight In Th...
Excellent
The best film I have seen in ages. Superb acting, particularly from Robbins. Difficult themes like child abuse and murder handled sensitively with no reliance on gruesome shock tactics. The plot unfolds very evenly and the main characters are all sympathetic in their own ways.
My only criticism is that the end is a bit lame. The 'we're all trapped in a cellar' line is a bit crass.
Watch it.
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