Plot, more holes than a Swiss cheese

Rating: 7/10 (25 October 2004)

Having just watched Mystic River and been impressed by the acting of most of the main players I can't help feel being a little bit cheated by the story as a whole. The plot is full of holes and the real killers are so unrealistic and their part in the events simply unbelievable. I felt sorry for Tim Robbins' character and I felt Sean Penn played himself again, so no surprises there. If only Clint had put as much effort into the last 20 minutes as in the rest of the film and come up with a plausible reason for the 'kill' (maybe a sex-killing) which would at least be in keeping, then a great movie would have been born. all -in- all some fine acting but ultimately a let down, for me anyway.