| Posted by: bigred760 at February 29, 2004, 4:43 pm | | Topic: Reviews: Mystic River Forum: JoBlo | | This is a very well made and acted movie. All the elements of a great drama are present. What could have been a mystery/suspense/whodunit thriller turned out to be a drama about the people surrounding the murder of a 19-year old girl. Sean Penn leads an excellent cast that include Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden, Laura Linney, and a superb Tim Robbins. I didn't know Robbins was that good; but his facial expression, especially the way his eyes glared all the time, had me spooked the whole time. Penn does an excellent job as well as the grief-stricken father seeking revenge on his daughter's killer. But Robbins steals the show in this one. Clint Eastwood is one of my all-time favorite filmmakers. He made my favorite movie, Unforgiven, and shows why he is one of the best filmmakers of all time with this one. He didn't go the route of the whodunit thriller but the "did he do it?" drama and it works so well. The music and the lighting add to the creepiness of the shady characters (Robbins especially), and you really are into every scene in the movie. Whether it's sympathizing with what's tragically happened to these people, or it's following along with the police's investigation. You are totally into this movie. Well done to all involved. 9/10 |
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