Revenge Doesn't Work.

Rating: Null/10 (6 November 2003)

I just returned from this movie and must say, I really didn't like it. It's dark, slow-moving, and graphic. There are blood and guts all over the screen. But they're not physical, they're psychological. The characters absolutely wring their souls out in this movie and the tension was actually unpleasant.
'Mystic River' reminds me of one of my favorite movies, 'Sleepers.' That also was a movie about revenge. And what I learned from it, or got out of it, is that revenge just does not work. It's never enough. It's sometimes against the wrong person. And no one wins, feels better, or gets anything out of it.
Clint Eastwood is great director, the actors were superb, and there will probably be a number of Oscar nominations for this movie. But, please, I like a little sugar with my bitter gall. This movie needed some lightening up.