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Mystic River Movie Rating: 
Turgid | |
| A top-of-the-line ensemble cast competes to see who can deliver the most over-the-top performance in this turgid drama about three childhood friends who reunite over a tragedy. When ex-con Jimmy's (Sean Penn) daughter is murdered, his old pal Sean (Kevin Bacon), now a homicide detective, is called into investigate, while their former playmate Dave (Tim Robbins) - still fighting the demons of childhood sexual abuse - comes under suspicion for the crime. | |
| The film starts out promisingly, as director Clint Eastwood eerily traces the events leading to young Dave's molestation; but it soon loses all suspense and dramatic tension, thanks to its too-slow pacing. Its greatest sins, though, are the contrived, coincidence-dependent plot, cliched dialogue, and ham-fisted performances. |
Sean Penn. © 2003 All Rights Reserved.
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