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Mystic River (2003)
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3.7 out of 5.0 stars 44 Ratings (10 Reviews)

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    Mystic River

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jul 11, 2004 | 10 out of 12 found this Mystic River (2003) review helpful

    Pros: Intriguing story with several plot twists.

    Cons: Not really a "con" but this is a somber film...which was fitting.

    I enjoyed this film: it portrays the lives of three boyhood friends who lose contact with each other...and then are united because of a murder. The storyline and character development were interesting. It portrays the effects of events (tragic in ...this case) on the behavior, mindset and lifestyle paths of the characters. We see the choices made by Robbins,Penn and Bacon as well as their coping mechanisms to occurances out of their hands. It's the "cause and effect" of situations on peoples' lives. Read more Less

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    Interesting but twisted plot

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jul 19, 2004 | 3 out of 3 found this Mystic River (2003) review helpful

    Pros: None

    Cons: None

    This movie will have you guessing till the end. It's a very twisted movie that makes you want to keep watching to find out what will happen next. I think overall this is a good movie.

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    Loved It

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jul 27, 2004 | 1 out of 1 found this Mystic River (2003) review helpful

    Pros: Great acting by three great actors.

    Cons: Would like to have seen more about their childhood experiences.

    This movie kept me guessing and I loved it. Fine acting and great directing. Too bad some people can't see a movie without thinking politics. When I go to the movies, part of the reason is to get away from such things as politics and relax.

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    Awful for adults, unfit for kids

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jul 20, 2004 | 2 out of 4 found this Mystic River (2003) review helpful

    Pros: Great actors

    Cons: brutal terrible story

    Perhaps todays movie generation wants an occasional movie to be called good, even when it is a morbid tale that would be better suited as a TV movie with some of the violence cut out.Sean Penn, Kevin Bacon, Tim Robbins are all great actors and as suc...h, they get kudos when tackling these TV movie scripts, as long as they can act troubled and strange enough for us to have some entertainment.Given the Star Power and Oscar push, isn't it a head scratcher this movie couldn't even make it past 100 million despite over 30 weeks in the theatres!Maybe the critics should stop being cattle and actually watch these flicks. Although over 2 hours of this tortue is best left for high school detentions and really bad dates when you hope the person will leave before the movie ends!The storyline made absolutely no sense and the twist at the end with Sean Penn will probably cost you a few hairs when you scratch your head vigoroursly at how stupid Tim Robbins acted.Kevin Bacon even tops that at the finale where despite his badge, he puts stupidity at the forefront of his now perfect life.Laura Linney tops the bunch in her stupid, husband-devoted wife role that should make this movie a total joke to any real woman who cares about her family, yet has a clue about morals.If you like these great actors, there are many other movies that can fill your 2 hours with the joy of watching a good movie.I would rather see Tim Robbins pitch (Bull Durham), Kevin Bacon dance (Footloose), and Sean Penn act retarded (I am Sam).Buy this DVD and I can guarantee that after the first watching, most people will use it as a dust collector for a while until they list it on Ebay or give it out as a re-wrapped Christmas present. Read more Less

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    Are people totally mindless?

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Sep 10, 2005

    Pros: Acting?

    Cons: It is a horrible movie!

    I will start by saying that Unforgiven is arguably the best movie ever made, so I am not short on appreciation for Clint Eastwood's directing abilities, and the 3 stars are all at the head of the class for acting. But what the hell is the messag...e here, Clint? This is absolutely horrible! Are we preaching total disregard for morals? The speech at the end by Laura Lineey (another very good actress) is one of the most ass-backwards displays of reason ever captured on a movie screen! Her husband, the King??? Give me a break! And Kevin Bacon is what, a cop when he feels like it? Horrible excuse for a movie! What boggles my mind more than anything else is how people can eat this stuff like candy. I get the very distinct impression that most of the people and critics who praised this movie fall into two categories... 1) those who feel some need to blow smoke up Clint's ass... 2) those who are so braindead that are incapable of forming their own opinion, so they ride with Read more Less

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    Mystic is right!

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Aug 3, 2004

    Pros: Renee Zellwenger

    Cons: Everything else

    I've never seen a sadder movie. This guy spends the whole movie in misery trying to get back to his girl then gets killed! Horrible.

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    Not Oscar material

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jul 25, 2004

    Pros: Predictable

    Cons: Nothing worthy of an Oscar

    The Oscar for this was awarded by peers for something other than acting.

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    best movie

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jul 3, 2004 | 2 out of 6 found this Mystic River (2003) review helpful

    Pros: EVERYTHING

    Cons: NOTHING

    This was an awesome movie and the storyline was twisted yet so intriguing...everyone should see this movie.

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    Mystic River VERY Disappointing!

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jul 16, 2004 | 1 out of 5 found this Mystic River (2003) review helpful

    Pros: I did not pay to see it

    Cons: "Acting",, "Actors" An embarassment for C. Eastwood!

    The main characters in this film are played by some of the most over-rated actors of all time. The awards they won were obviously given for political reasons by the overwhelmingly left-wing anti-bush Hollywood lobby. I'm surprised at Clint Eastwo...od for allowing these shoemakers to ruin what may have otherwise been a promising screenplay. I only wish I had more thumbs to thrust downwards. Read more Less

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    Gritty Realism In The Eastern Wood

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jun 9, 2004 | 10 out of 24 found this Mystic River (2003) review helpful

    Pros: Wonderful Story and Artistic Direction and Camera

    Cons: Too Much Penn, Some More Details Needed

    An excellent movie well worth the rental fee. But I hate to say to all of you Sean Penn fans out there, he's a tad bit overrated. Deniro=original, Penn=derivative. Maybe I just O.D.'ed,(just saw 21 Grams). Eastwood again shows us that the... world is messy and unpredictable, that events sometimes move as if by their own hand. That people are products of the uncontrollable. The only real disappointment was the lack of a tie-in to the wife of Kevin Bacon. The woman can't speak to the man for six months, but after he says he's sorry, everythings great, no problemo. What did he do to drive her away? Is he also damaged from the event in his childhood? Has he realized how fortunate he is not to have been the one to get in the car? Was a scene deleted? Read more Less

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