Dark, Heavy and disturbing movie filled with Hatred and Sadness

Rating: 9/10 (22 October 2003)

Three childhood friends(Jimmy,Dave,Sean) are forced to come together again when Jimmy's(Sean Penn) daughter is murdered and Dave(Tim Robbins) is found to be the main suspect. This was a very dark and heavy movie and at times quite disturbing. Knowing what people are capable of doing when they are filled with hatred and desperate to find a meaning in their sad lives and to forgive and forget the past plays definitely a big part in this movie. Sean Penn is the Man! He is amazing as usual and his performance is oscar-worthy. This movie had a heavy atmosphere, it was quite long but I had no problem with that. Life is long and things take time to figure out. I would give Mystic River 8/10.