Innocence is non-recoverable.

Rating: 8/10 (19 February 2005)

Clint Eastwood directs this heavily wrought drama about childhood friendships and lifetime tragedy. Jimmy(Sean Penn), Dave(Tim Robbins)and Sean(Kevin Bacon)are literally friends to the end. The childhood friendship falls apart when Dave is abducted right in front of his buddies by a pair of child molesters posing as cops. In their adult life Jimmy is a troubled ex-con, Sean is a policeman with marital troubles and Dave is just a shell of a man scarred by his molestation. The trio gravitate together when Jimmy's nineteen year old daughter(Emmy Rossum) is found brutally murdered in the park. Suspicion runs high as speculation begins to rule the murder investigation led by detective Sean. Dave becomes a suspect as emotional riddled Jimmy is ready to deal out his own version of vengeance.
Also in this heavily talented cast are: Laurence Fishburn, Marcia Gay Harden, Tom Guiry and Laura Linney. There is no argument that Penn and Robbins are deserving of their Oscars.