| Mystic River Review |
| by John Ulmer (Rating: 5/5) |
| It is part of our humanity to contemplate the effects of a single
event. For Jimmy, Dave and Sean, that event occurs early on in their
lives, when they are all eleven years old. Their characters are setup
from the outset: Jimmy is an adventurous kid with...more |
| Mystic River Review |
| by Marshall Garvey (Rating: 5/5) |
| Trailers today for whodunits are enough to let us know they're
desperate to twist conventionality. Seeing "Mystic River", my father
and I saw two trailers, "Twisted" and "Taking Lives", that show the
movies think they're truly disturbing and unlike...more |
| Mystic River Review |
| by Jerry Saravia (Rating: 4/4) |
| For a dark, brooding masterpiece of violence and moral decay in a small town,
you need not look further than Clint Eastwood's "Mystic River," a startling,
highly emotional film that will cut deep into your heart. You'll be struggling
long after it is...more |
| Mystic River Review |
| by Karina Montgomery (Rating: 4.5/5) |
| While the film itself is wonderully understated, you can't sit
through it without thinking to yourself, "I smell Oscar." It doesn't
feel like it was made specifically to win anyone anything (like Nell
felt like). It feels like someone found a story...more |
| Mystic River Review |
| by David N. Butterworth (Rating: 3/4) |
| Dennis Lehane's best selling novel is brought to the big screen in
gripping fashion by director Clint Eastwood, screenwriter Brian
Helgeland ("L.A. Confidential"), and an impressive roster of big name
stars that include Sean Penn, Tim Robbins,...more |
| Mystic River Review |
| by Shannon Patrick Sullivan (Rating: 3.5/4) |
| Directed by Clint Eastwood. Screenplay by Brian Helgeland, based on the
novel by Dennis Lehane. Starring Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon.
Running time: 137 minutes. Rated AA by the MFCB. Reviewed on November 3rd,
2003. more |
| Mystic River Review |
| by Rose 'Bams' Cooper |
| MYSTIC RIVER (2003)
Rated R; running time 140 butt-numbing minutes
Studio: Warner Bros.
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Seen at: The Little Theater (Kalamazoo, Michigan)
Official site: http://www.mysticrivermovie.com/
IMDB site:...more |
| Mystic River Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 7/10) |
| Maybe I've just seen too many episodes of The Practice, but the whodunit
portion of Clint Eastwood's Mystic River was so easy to crack, I was able to
do so while listening to Game Four of the Red Sox-Yankees ALCS in one ear.
That can't possibly be a good...more |
| Mystic River Review |
| by JoBlo (Rating: 8/10) |
| PLOT:
Three childhood friends are affected for life when one of them is kidnapped and
taken away as an 11-year old and abused by two men for four days before
escaping. Thirty years later, all three are still living in the same
neighborhood, one as a...more |
| Mystic River Review |
| by Bob Bloom |
| MYSTIC RIVER (2003) Starring Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon,
Marcia Gay Harden, Laura Linney, Laurence Fishburne, Kevin Chapman,
Thomas Guiry, Emmy Rossum and Spencer Treat Clark. Music by Clint
Eastwood. Based on the novel by Dennis Lehane....more |
| Mystic River Review |
| by Robin Clifford (Rating: A-) |
| Three boys - Jimmy, Sean and Dave - are playing hockey
on their street when the ball goes down a storm drain.
With nothing else to do, they decide to scratch their
names into some fresh cement just laid down to repair
the sidewalk. Suddenly, an...more |
| Mystic River Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: A) |
| Jimmy (Sean Penn), Sean (Kevin Bacon) and Dave (Tim Robbins) were childhood
friends splintered apart after young Dave was kidnapped from their midst by
pedophiles who held him for four days. A generation later, the murder of
Jimmy's nineteen year old...more |
| Mystic River Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: B+) |
| Reviewed by: Harvey S. Karten
Grade: B+
Warner Bros./Village Roadshow
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Written by: Brian Helgeland, novel by Dennis Lehane
Cast: Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence
Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden, Laura Linney, Emmy...more |
| Mystic River Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 3.5/4) |
| MYSTIC RIVER is a crime drama that's got plenty of whodunit to it, but it is in
the methodically laid out character studies that the movie soars. It is so
filled with extraordinary performances in even the minor roles that you hardly
know where to start...more |
| Mystic River Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 8/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of "Mystic River" (Warner Bros.)
Clint Eastwood's new thriller is, basically, a character study, revolving
around three youths - Jimmy, Sean and Dave - who grew up in East Buckingham, a
working-class neighborhood near...more |
