Good movie but cant understand the hype.

Rating: Null/10 (31 January 2004)

Mystic River is good drama and superb acting but not exactly the masterpiece some claim it to be. Sean Penn was spectacular other than that nothing out of the ordinary in this film.
SPOILER ALERT:
Why do most people think Sean lets Jimmy get away with murder ? The whole scene at the end where he points his finger in a gun like manner pretty much implies "Im gonna get you". Why didnt he do it earlier ? As in like as soon as he found out he killed Dave ? Simple, he is probably allowing him to grief.
7/10