Good film.

Rating: 7/10 (19 October 2003)

MYSTIC RIVER was a good film with some very good performances, but I was a little bit unclear about what it was trying to say. There are themes about pedophilia, revenge, justice, and trust, but they never all come together into one strong statement at the end. This was also a weakness of Clint Eastwood's UNFORGIVEN. However, this shouldn't discourage people from seeing this film which has some truly great performances. Sean Penn, Kevin Bacon, and Marcia Gay Hardin all give some of the best performances of their career. Lawrence Fishburn gives a very good performance as well as Kevin Bacon's partner.
My grade:
7 out of 10