Climax let down..

Rating: 7/10 (7 June 2010)

I just adore Clint Eastwood as a director..Mystic River is one of those difficult tales to tell..Three friends with a difficult childhood unite under precarious situation after the daughter of one is murdered..The three character played by Sean Penn(the wild one), Kevin Bacon(the subtle one) and Tim Robbins(the quiet one) as as different as chalk and cheese and brilliantly enacted..
The story is twisted and presents the mental conflicts of the three friends wonderfully as they deal with their personal problems and the harrowing situation..Its told very well but the ending is where it dips..In such a movie you expect the ending to elevate the impact, but the ending here is quite tepid when compared to the rest of the movie..It could have been much better..
In the end it turns out to be more of a character study of the three characters rather than a story well told..The diffusion of good and evil becomes such that there is no poetic justice and you feel sad for the wronged in the end..But brilliant effort by Penn and Robbins who more than deserved their Oscars..Brilliant direction by Eastwood barring the climax..
Recommended..
7/10.