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!
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Language:
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English
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Running Time:
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137 mins
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Rating:
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R
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Release date:
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15 October 2003
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Directed by:
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Clint Eastwood
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Produced by:
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Clint Eastwood
Robert Lorenz
Judie G. Hoyt
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Written by:
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Brian Helgeland
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Based on:
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Mystic River
by Dennis Lehane
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Starring:
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Sean Penn
Tim Robbins
Kevin Bacon
Laurence Fishburne
Marcia Gay Harden
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Music by:
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Clint Eastwood
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Shot by:
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Tom Stern
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Editing by:
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Joel Cox
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Distributed by:
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Warner Bros. Pictures
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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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