A fine picture (spoilers)

Rating: 10/10 (8 December 2005)

Mystic River's character development is second to none. The complexity in which the characters relate with each other is extremely interesting. Tim Robbins as Dave Boyle is fabulous. Just looking at Boyle's appearance gives the audience a feeling for his character. You have to feel bad for him at the end. Knowing that the molester was found after Jimmy kills him gives Boyle integrity and truthfulness, and we have sympathy for him.
Jimmy is sympathized for during the middle majority of the film, until the scene of Dave's death, in which we feel hatred for him. Interestingly, there is a hint of sympathy left for Jimmy once we learn that he killed the wrong man. The audience doesn't, and didn't want Jimmy to do evil things, but it is in the foundation of Jimmy's character: he is a vengeful person who uses violence as a means to achieve this revenge. What an interesting character.
-Just adding my two cents, I'm not going to ramble any more