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Release Date:
15 October 2003 (USA)
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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
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars.
Another 41 wins
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64 nominations
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(213 articles)
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Chilling, effective and real
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Sean Penn | ... | Jimmy Markum |
 | Tim Robbins | ... | Dave Boyle |
 | Kevin Bacon | ... | Sean Devine |
 | Laurence Fishburne | ... | Sgt. Whitey Powers |
 | Marcia Gay Harden | ... | Celeste Boyle |
 | Laura Linney | ... | Annabeth Markum |
 | Kevin Chapman | ... | Val Savage |
 | Tom Guiry | ... | Brendan Harris (as Thomas Guiry) |
 | Emmy Rossum | ... | Katie Markum |
 | Spencer Treat Clark | ... | Silent Ray Harris |
 | Andrew Mackin | ... | John O'Shea |
 | Adam Nelson | ... | Nick Savage |
| Robert Wahlberg | ... | Kevin Savage |
 | Jenny O'Hara | ... | Esther Harris |
 | John Doman | ... | Driver |
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and violence.
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Runtime:
137 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 |
Malaysia:18PL |
Malaysia:U (cut) |
India:A |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:MA |
Brazil:16 |
Canada:14A |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-15 |
France:-12 |
Germany:16 (bw) |
Italy:T |
Japan:PG-12 |
Netherlands:16 |
New Zealand:R16 |
Norway:15 |
Philippines:R-13 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:NC-16 |
South Korea:15 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:15 |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:15 |
USA:R (certificate #39873)
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Forest Whitaker was the original choice for Whitey Powers and almost accepted, but had to back out due to other conflicts.
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Continuity: Jimmy's graying temples appear and disappear (at least on one side) throughout the film.
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Quotes:
Sean Devine:
[on the phone with Lauren] Okay. "Hey Sean, how was your day?" Oh me? I'm tired of wishing things made sense. I'm tired of caring about some dead girl, and there's just gonna be another one after her. Sending killers to jail is just sending them where they've been heading all their dumb, pathetic lives. The dead are still dead.
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Referenced in University Heights: A Look Behind the Scenes (2004) (V)
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Soundtrack:
Mystic River
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Why did those stupid kids call 911?What does Dave being raped as a child have to do with the plot of the movie?
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After a while, one has come to expect mediocrity from Clint Eastwood. "Blood Work" "Space Cowboys" and "Sudden Impact" all shining examples of this. But what he has here is true; sophisticated, intricate and rewarding. Viewing is definitely recommended.
Three boys, Dave (Tim Robbins) Jimmy (Sean Penn) and Sean (Kevin Bacon) are reunited after the murder of Jimmy's nineteen year-old daughter. Immediately, a whodunit case arrives. Sounds average, dunnit?...
No. It's much more than average. What might appear as a normal murder mystery is more. The acting, particularly from Robbins and Penn, is immaculate. Robbins is still recovering from child sexual abuse along time ago. Penn, so realistically and amazingly, mourns over the loss of his daughter. Laurence Fishburne (playing cop Whitey) is as smart talking as ever, whilst Kevin Bacon gives a solid performance as the homicide cop investigating the case.
Though the film becomes a bit uneven towards the end, this tough, brutal and uncompromising; but still, a masterpiece, and the best work Eastwood as done in years.
Final Analysis: 9 out of 10