Review of Mystic River (2003) by Jean-Philippe G — 06 Jul 2012

Not the best revenge movie ever, but still very well directed by Clint Eastwood and Sean Penn is as great as always.

This review of Mystic River (2003) was written by Jean-Philippe G on 06 Jul 2012.

Mystic River has generally received very positive reviews.

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