
Variety
Finds Clint Eastwood near the top of his directorial game with a cast of first-rate actors.
Full reviewClint Eastwood’s murder mystery centred on three childhood friends reunited by the death of one of the men’s daughter. All-star cast includes Sean Penn and Tim Robbins who both won Oscars for their roles.
Upon the tragic murder of his daughter Katie, Jimmy (Penn) is reintroduced to his old friends Dave (Robbins) and Sean (Bacon) in a Boston, working-class Irish neighborhood. Dave, a previous victim of abduction and sexual abuse, becomes a prime suspect while Sean, a criminal detective and the assigned investigator, is forced to confront longstanding issues from the past.
LessFinds Clint Eastwood near the top of his directorial game with a cast of first-rate actors.
Full reviewThe rare American movie that aspires to -- and achieves -- the full weight and darkness of tragedy.
Full reviewSneaks up, messes with your head and then floors you. You can't shake it. It's that haunting, that hypnotic.
Full reviewTo see strong acting like this is exhilarating... Directors grow great by subtracting, not adding, and Eastwood does nothing for show, everything for effect.
Full reviewAn overpowering piece of work that involves some of the most basic human emotions: love, hate, fear, revenge, despair.
Full reviewTwo things make Eastwood's task easier for him: a superb cast and a cracking source novel.
Full reviewMystic River is available to stream in New Zealand now on Google Play and Apple TV.
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