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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Dennis Lehane (novel)
Brian Helgeland (screenplay)
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Release Date:
15 October 2003 (USA) more
Tagline:
We bury our sins, we wash them clean. more
Plot:
With a childhood tragedy that overshadowed their lives, three men are reunited by circumstance when one loses a daughter. full summary | full synopsis
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Won 2 Oscars. Another 41 wins & 64 nominations more
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Eastwood's next Oscar hit after "Unforgiven" more (851 total)

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Rated R for language and violence.
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137 min
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In Dennis Lehane's novel, the surname of the characters of Jimmy and his family is Marcus, however in the film, it is Markum. more
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Continuity: Jimmy's Cross tattoo on his back changes size from small to large. more
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[after the hockey ball rolls into the gutter]
Young Dave: I guess I don't know my own strength.
Young Jimmy: [Sarcastically] You know, Dave, that must be it.
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Black Emerald Blues more

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38 out of 68 people found the following review useful.
Eastwood's next Oscar hit after "Unforgiven", 6 August 2005
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Author: Travis_Bickle01

Eastwood's big Oscar hit after "Unforgiven", that other masterpiece directed by Dirty Harry himself. "Mystic River" is based on the bestselling novel by Dennis Lehane and it has an incredible cast. The main leads are for Sean Penn, Tim Robbins and Kevin Bacon. Furthermore we have Laurence "Morpheus" Fishburne, Laura Linney and Marcia Gay Harden. The movie itself is very dark and sober without much music. The story is brilliantly written and the acting is without any doubt superb.

I'm glad Sean Penn finally won an Academy Award, he's a brilliant actor and he certainly deserves the recognition. Tim Robbins was good as well, but I think Benicio del Toro should have won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. His performance in "21 Grams" was much more superior to Robbins' performance in "Mystic River". Anyway, that's just what I think. Kevin Bacon was excellent as well and he is one of the most underrated actors of his generation. Marcia Gay Harden and Laura Linney were good as usual.

Although I very much enjoyed this movie, it didn't exactly turned out to be the masterpiece I was expecting. But that's maybe because this was only the first time I watched it. Anyway, I'm still looking forward to see Eastwood's masterpiece of this year: "Million Dollar Baby". But this movie is absolutely worth seeing as well.

8,5/10

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