Clint Eastwood shows here a deep relation with the characters and the actors, who are able to find true human emotion which outcomes sharp moments of truth.

Rating: 8/10 (6 November 2015)

Clint Eastwood shows here a deep relation with the characters and the actors, who are able to find true human emotion which outcomes sharp moments of truth. Sean Penn and Tim Robbins create outstanding moments, Including Penn's "Is that my daughter" scene and Tim's "Vampire, sweetie. Werewolf". When we think about what other people think, what actually happening there is "we think about what we thinking"
The film centers on the three friends: Jimmy (Sean Penn), an ex-con who now runs the corner store; Dave (Tim Robbins), a handyman, and Sean (Kevin Bacon), a homicide detective. All are married; Jimmy to a second wife, Annabeth (Laura Linney), who helps him bring up his oldest daughter and two of their own; Dave to Celeste (Marcia Gay Harden), who has given him a son; Sean to an absent, pregnant wife who calls him from time to time but never says anything.
To see strong acting like this is exhilarating. In a time of flashy directors who slice and dice their films in a dizzy editing rhythm, it is important to remember that films can look and listen and attentively sympathize with their characters. Directors grow great by subtracting, not adding, and Eastwood does nothing for show, everything for effect