Good Idea, but something missing

Rating: Null/10 (16 October 2003)

Mystic River: This was an okay film, the biggest plus I can give it is the acting. Tim Robbins and Sean Penn gave outstanding performances. Laura Linney, Kevin Bacon, and Lawerence Fishburn also gave very good performances.
I think the downside to the movie is that is was about a half hour too long. A lot of stuff could have been left out of the movie and saved for the DVD, especially at the end. The plot was over, the conflict resolved, and the movie just kept going, and going, and going. There wasn't really anything new to this movie as far as murder dramas go that was very impressing either. The idea was good, but somehow did not come together.

Overall I give the movie a 6 out of 10. Acting alone keeps the movie afloat and interesting. Points were deducted for poor editing.