Review of Mystic River (2003) by Sahar N — 24 Nov 2010

I really enjoyed sean penn's acting. He is great...

This review of Mystic River (2003) was written by Sahar N on 24 Nov 2010.

Mystic River has generally received very positive reviews.

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