When three kids play in a lane, fate shows its ugly face on one of them when he gets abducted by 2 pedophiles. The kid escapes from them but not from his trauma. After years, their lives confluence under bizarre circumstances – the daughter of one of the kids in the story is murdered, another kid is a suspect and the third kid is the cop investigating the case!
Language:
English
Running Time:
137 mins
Rating:
R
Release date:
15 October 2003
Directed by:
Clint Eastwood
Produced by:
Clint Eastwood
Robert Lorenz
Judie G. Hoyt
Written by:
Brian Helgeland
Based on:
Mystic River
by Dennis Lehane
Starring:
Sean Penn
Tim Robbins
Kevin Bacon
Laurence Fishburne
Marcia Gay Harden
Music by:
Clint Eastwood
Shot by:
Tom Stern
Editing by:
Joel Cox
Distributed by:
Warner Bros. Pictures

What’s Hot

  • This is an admirable piece of work by Clint Eastwood, the master-actor-turned-master director! He is one gem of a film maker! The story & screenplay writers and Dennis Lehane, the author of the novel from which this has been adapted deserve their shares of plaudits too.
  • Sean Penn is the show-stealer with his brilliant performance; Tim Robbins isn’t far behind in his role of a timid, traumatized character; No surprise that both of them ended up clinching Academy Awards for their roles!
  • The cop men Kevin Bacon & Fishburne act adequately in good supporting roles.
  • The suspense cover & the twists take this film at quite an intensity aided by a subtle background score – again by master Clint Eastwood!

What’s Not

  • The movie’s style – dark, dull & intense – may not find favor with those seeking entertainment alone!

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A Savourable, artistic tale of Crime Investigation & Fate!