Review of Mystic River (2003) by Enrique R — 06 Jun 2013

Great movie with excellent acting and directing.

This review of Mystic River (2003) was written by Enrique R on 06 Jun 2013.

Mystic River has generally received very positive reviews.

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It felt like Dave's story about mugger has been artificially woven in the plot to make it feel mysterious…

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