Redundant and unnecessary.

How sad is this?

Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

Admirable film.

The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them has a family tragedy. Mystic River is another directing triumph for director and actor Clint Eastwood since his drama not only it's effective but it's also realistic plus one of the best scenes of the film it's easily Sean Penn's reaction to his daughter's murder and it's just so powerful and dramatic. Kevin Bacon and especially Tim Robbins were also very good and the twist in the end was definitely smart to say the least. It's a movie that i highly recommend you to see. (10/10)

The movie is full suspense till the end. You are in for big surprise in the end. I will read the book that this movie is based on for sure. All the actors should be applauded for acting . the part which confused me is Why tim robbins wn an Oscar for this movie ? He was way better in shawshank redemption. Sean penn's acting was way better , as he was portrayng muI ltiple characters on his level. If you watch this movie for crime thriller , you are going to be disappointed for sure. This movie is something more than that. Tim robbin's character brought on himself whatever it is. The movie is twisted because , they have twisted evidence the way they wanted it to be. Confusion is the last parade scene. I was looking for some kind of twist from tim robbin's wife character . but it was nothing. No explanation. That's why normal audience will hate the movie. One thing is certain , The movie is open for interpretation . One time watch for sure.

A devastating tale of three friends separated by a tragedy & reunited by another, Mystic River finds Clint Eastwood tackling the themes of friendship, loss, pain & revenge in this slow-burn mystery but the film's real highlight is the outstanding inputs from its ensemble.The story of Mystic River follows three men who were childhood friends once but have grown distant over the years. Their paths cross each other once again when one of them has a family tragedy, the investigation of which leads to conclusions that shatter each of their lives.Directed by Clint Eastwood, the film is another solid effort from the actor-turned-director as he puts more emphasis on the characters at hand than other elements, which in turn gives the actors more room to make their mark. Its period setting & controlled camerawork add to the mood & mystery but the film still wavers in the middle.Performances are its strongest suit, for Sean Penn, Tim Robbins & Kevin Bacon are absolutely brilliant in their given roles and their chemistry with each other carries that required sense of a history. Penn delivers the finest performance of the three and is expertly supported by Robbins whose troubling portrait of a man still being haunted by his disturbing past leaves a solid impression of its own.On an overall scale, Mystic River is undoubtedly amongst Clint Eastwood's better directorial efforts and is by all means a skilfully crafted & finely narrated example of its genre but it could've made an even better impression with a tighter editing. Also, what Penn & Robbins manage to accomplish with their respective characters here pretty much overshadows everything else. And for that alone, Mystic River is worth a shot.

The incredible potency of Eastwood's visual metaphysics (see how the camera so often in his work hovers from above like some perverted God's eyeview that watches but never interferes) meets the substantial (both existential and political) crosscutting (the aesthetic breakthrough of this entry of his) of children/adults perpetually engulfed in their sins. The nightmarish web is further complexed by the no less than four females of the story (and the ghosts of two more, adding to an amazing number of characters for a 138-minute film), building a challenging case of a feminist, anti-feminist and tragedy-like reading of the impossibly dense text. Eastwood dialectics at their most complete - even though perfection is a breath away due to the mechanics of a couple of male performances.