Yawn...I've seen it all before

Rating: Null/10 (9 July 2004)

I honestly did not see what was so great about this movie. I was especially unimpressed with Sean Penn's performance and feel he did not deserve the nod for Best Actor at the Academy Awards. This was a mediocre murder mystery that has been sent through the ringer too many times. The movie's only saving grace was ts style, Clint Eastwood does have a great talent in the director's chair, but there is one question that I have to ask. How many times is Clint Eastwood going to direct a crime thriller? First was Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil(excellent film), then Blood Work(mediocre at best), and now Mystic River. Please Mr. Eastwood, give us something fresh!!