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Great acting does not make up for the bore fest that this is
Sean Penn delivers a powerful performance in possiable one of the biggest let downs since lost in translation. This just like lost in translation was sworn up and down by movie critics everywhere to be such a great and powerful film. But on the contrary it might be one of the most boring films I have ever seen. It starts off great and fast, a girl is killed in the first few minutes (which is always nice), and then the next hour or so you spend your time waiting and wanting something else to happen. And I mean anything at all. This movie is all build up, with little to no pay off. It has a interesting ending, but by then you have pracitically ripped all your hair out waiting for something to develope. And as we learned from star wars attack of the clones, a good ending does not make up for wasted hours watching a tedious storyline. This was a movie with such promise but just did not meet up to any of my expectations.

A 'West End Story" as a Thriller.
In Boston, we follow three teen boys from adolescence to adulthood when they have families. Dave had been abducted in front of Jimmy and Sean, to be abused by an authority figure.

It was well directed, but too much action took place at night in dark shadows. They used the F-word too much. Why do policemen have to use that word at any time -- for intimidation, I guess. It detracted from the movie, which could have been good. The acting was superb with Sean Penn taking home the Academy award as best actor and Tim Robbins as best supporting actor.


A lot of emotion and violence culminating with a useless murder of Jimmy's daughter, Kate, and its consequences. We bury our pasts. A king knows what to do. He'd loved his oldest daughter much too much; she was the light in his eyes. "The river has many depths. Let it wash over you" as based on Dennis Lahane's novel. A parade at the end signified the end of sordidness and misunderstanding and the end to boyhood rivalries.

A masterpiece
This movie is my favorite, along with fight club and trainspotting. while reading some of the reviews, i saw how many people thought the revelation of penn's daughter's murder was lame. this movie was not a mystery. dont go into this movie expecting a mystery. sure, the movie is built around a mystery, but it is far from the regular cops and robbers plot you may see on TV. this movie is about the characters. its about penn's battle with his criminal past (and future), robbins' tragic portrayal of a man sexually molested as a boy, harding's decision to do the right thing (or what she thinks is the right thing). this movie is far from a mystery, so don't review it as if it were one.

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