Throw them in the river

Rating: 5/10 (15 December 2003)

It took me a while to get over the fact that there is such a horrible title for this film. MYSTIC river? Oh come on, even someone in a beginning creative writing course could do better than that when trying to extract symbolism.
Some fine acting by Penn and others, but I didn't believe Robbins in his sappy, troubled state. I like Robbins, I think it was just poor casting.

But when did Laura Linney become Lady MacBeth? The movie dissolves into a Greek/Shakespeare tragedy that doesn't sit well with the lower end Boston neighborhood. Try again, Clint.