Clint Eastwood delivers a intense thriller!

Rating: 8/10 (11 June 2019)

I recently revisited this Eastwood masterpiece and it still remains one of my favourite films of all time. Mystic River is a brilliant murder mystery full of layers but it's also so much more than that. Each character is delicately weaved so that we know their personalities and why they are how they are to a tee. It's stunningly shot and directed with a beautiful score with a wicked script. On the surface it appears to be about the three men and their innocence lost mixed in with ideas about power, retribution and family bonds. The women in mystic river are in fact arguably the more integral part Annabeth, cold in her manner seems to support whatever Jimmy does, she seems ruthless. Celeste seems to be losing her husband and turns from one of the most stable to the most unstable from start to finish and Sean's wife leaves him at breaking point whilst navigating the case. This is one of the best films ever made and the best Clint Eastwood film.