Great film and a great cast

Rating: 8/10 (16 February 2004)

This was a great film. Sean Penn and Kevin Bacon each dealt out great performances in this film. Kevin Bacon, Tim Robbins and Sean Penn play childhood friends who come back together after the brutal murder of Penn's 19 year old daughter, Katie Marcus. Penn plays the grieving father Jimmy Marcus, who wants vengeance for his daughter's death. Kevin Bacon plays a cop as well as an old friend of Penn's, who teams up with Laurence Fishburne in order to bring the killer to justice. Clint Eastwood does a great job directing this film. However, Laurence Fishburne only plays a small role in this great film. Marcia Gay Harden does an excellent job playing the wife of Tim Robins, who is one of the prime suspects in the murder of Penn's daughter. Overall Mystic River was a great movie. However, some scenes were a little slow and predictable in parts. Overall, I gave Mystic River 8 out of 10. If you liked this movie I would recommend An Eye for an Eye, I am Sam and Cadillac Man.