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More miserable than mystic
What a dour film! No likeable characters, no smiles or laughs, nothing good going on - and no real emotion to keep the viewer hooked. Who'd want to watch a bunch of miserable guys living miserable lives? Add to that the bizarre ending and pointless sub-plot with Kevin Bacon's wife and what you've got, in my opinion, is a real turkey of a movie. But I bet not everyone will agree...

What a character-driven movie should be
"Mystic River" definitely falls in the category of "character-driven" film. It succeeds brilliantly, and is a benchmark for movies where character and not plot take center stage.

First, you must have a plot, even if it's not the centerpiece of the movie. Too many "character-based" dramas are meandering messes that go nowhere. In contrast, "Mystic River" has enough of a plot to keep things moving, and it's interesting.

Second, you must have a good script. Oftentimes "character-driven" movies are tedious at best, because the characters have nothing to say. Here, the screenwriter really created some memorable characters and great dialogue. I am sure that Robbins, Bacon and Penn had a lot to do with that, too.

That leads into point three - you must have great actors to breathe life into your characters, when your characters are your movie. Robbins, Bacon and Penn have never been better, and each do a fantastic job. Their performances are engrossing, and keep the film from dragging.

Highly recommended.

Mystic River--A Strange, Sad, Tragic Film
With a stellar cast, murder, betrayal, and suspense, Mystic River delivers. A blue-collar Bostonian community is ripped apart by a beautiful girl's murder; an unbalanced wife confides in the enemy, and the vengeful, tormented father, commits the unimaginable. Bring on more drama, tears, sweat, and rage in a father grieving and THAT would have left us at the edge of our seats. Aside from that, are we to believe that a man so sympathetic to his friend could actually murder his daughter? Where was the guilt that would have convinced us that David Boyle was capable of committing the crime? Too, the fact that an innocent man dies at the hands of a sick, twisted friend-is indeed a tragedy. I felt cold inside after watching this movie.

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