Review of Mystic River (2003) by Adrian B — 19 Jan 2012
In one of his most over-hyped directorial efforts, Eastwood have staged an ensemble cast but only manages to extract mixed performances with varying degrees of credibility from them.
Bacon gives a convincing performance unlike the rest, though he does end up delivering the most stupid lines of the movie towards its climax. Sean Penn and Tim Robbins looked more eager just to get back home and start preparing for that speech on how to thank the Academy. Robbins performance in particular, was laughable, making him look not even distinctly related to a living, breathing human being.
The climax of the movie, instead of a twist-ending, looked downright insulting to the intelligence of viewers, that is to those who possess any.
This review of Mystic River (2003) was written by Adrian B on 19 Jan 2012.
Mystic River has generally received very positive reviews.
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