Mystic River 2003 by AverageMansReviews

Mystic River 2003 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/stabbing/bodily functions/cutting/drugs/references to child abuse

Being brutally honest I was insufferably bored by this project: briefly; we have these three child friends that after this situation many years later grow up to be very different people; Dave Boyle [Younger: Cameron Bowen/Older:Tim Robbins:] he now has a family of his own, but still has mental images/some kind of PTSD.  Jimmy Markum [Younger: Jason Kelly/Older: Sean Penn:] he has done some time in prison, he still has crime connections and in this neighbourhood alongside him running his own shop, he does have that kind of reputation where you don't cross him and finally we have Detective Sean Devine [Younger: Sean Devine:  Connor Paolo/Older: Kevin Bacon:] currently alongside his working partner Detective Sergeant "Whitey" Powers [Laurence Fishburne:] they are working in this case and trying to piece things together. Additionally: can I just say to cover my back yes this is precisely Fishburne's character name, so on one hand I am just saying it as it is and on the other hand man this name is garbage: if you have been with me long enough you know or should know I'm not a sensitive individual, but then again even I have to say Damn Man!... Are you sure you couldn't think of a better name for an African-American character? Basically anything other than this first name would have been better

Generally speaking: the framework and pacing of this 132 minutes is at worst really slow and best comfortably mobile; I mean other than the exposition part of the storyline and character developments you may as well fast forward first 35 minutes. This is one of those projects that if you don't capture your audience attention's you may as well forget it and yes I kept consistently checking on how long I had to watch of this title.

Action; there is some little bits and pieces of action and that is all I can say about it really, this film is more based around investigations, evidence gathering/intelligence gathering and dialogue.

Character developments and performances; well I can say I get their outlay and purpose, so yes they are solidly good versions of what they were going for it here and performances of the cast reflects these types of characters with a fluent and natural to give their characters a three-dimensional and in-depth sense of being [in simple language: in essence we as the audience bear witness to the comings and goings of this neighbourhood: if we were here or not,] this neighbourhood will continue in this way of life.

This film receives: 3/10, this film is poor; as you may have guessed by now I really did struggle to get engaged and settle down with this film, to the point where this is one of those rare occasions where mentally I just switched off and lost interest, but then again it did incredibly well with receiving in one way or another some kind of award acknowledgement, so what the hell do I know? Such as 57 Winners that include but not limited to Academy Awards, USA 2004 Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role Sean Penn and Best Actor in a Supporting Role Tim Robbins; 144 Nominees which also include but not limited to as well from the same event/ceremony as previously stated; Best Picture Robert Lorenz Judie Hoyt Clint Eastwood, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Marcia Gay Harden