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I love this film!!! Mystic River is a fantastic murder mystery that is filmed with a lot of events occuring. The dialogue is something that I found quite disturbing because of the way the characters were around each other. It is one of those films that shocks you at the beginning and shocks you at the end of it too. I love films like this that keeps you interested all the way through it. Finding out who Katie Markum's killer was almost excitement to me because I really wanted to know. As the story went on, it fell a bit obvious but on other occasions it became a real mystery. It is a breakdown film of not only heartbreak but also of love and friendship.
Sean Penn was amazing as Jimmy Markum. Before his daughter was killed, he seemed like a grumpy middle-aged man but he became a very caring father after his daughter was murdered. However, he ended up having something in him that I don't think he was anticipating. He ended up being filled with rage when he found out who killed his daughter. His performance is memorable but his best is definitely Milk. Tim Robbins surprised me a lot in this one as Dave. Dave and Jimmy were childhood friends. Dave was a victim of abuse by paedophiles as a child. After an average performance in The Shawshank Redemption, Robbins has now proved he can perform something that is filled with emotion, heartbreak and with very interesting character. Robbins was the best of the film. Marcia Gay Harden was awesome as well as Celeste Boyle who is Dave's wife.
Clint Eastwood has crafted a masterpiece! Clint is a fantastic director of making different kinds of films but in adult ways. One thing that all of his films have in common for me is that they are all ordinary dramas. This is probably the one Clint Eastwood film that is mixed on how to live life carefully and to always be certain of things.
This is my favourite Clint Eastwood film as a director and I think it will be for a long time. The Human Factor looks pretty good so that might be a tough challenge. I love Million Dollar Baby and Changeling too. Sean Penn's performance is fantastic after an Oscar win for this film but his best is his other and more recent Oscar-winning performance as Harvey Milk in bio-pic Milk. Mystic River won Tim Robbins an Oscar as well. A good performance is rare from Tim Robbins. I think that this will be his best performance forever! 2003 was a great year in cinema but I prefered films like Return Of The King, Lost In Translation, Kill Bill: Volume 1 and Finding Nemo that year. Mystic River is a fantastic film that has become very close to hitting my main favourite films list. January
9/10
