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Mystic River (2003) Rank 2 Reviews
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Film Freak Central
Reel.com (Tim Knight)
Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
Once again, a movie withholds vital information in order to pump up its dramatic level in the last act. This device may not be illegitimate, but... ...read the complete Mystic River movie review at Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
Boxoffice Magazine (Mary Colbert)
A whodunnit with a deeply emotional core, thanks to L.A. Confidential scripter Brian Helgeland's richly crafted, textured screenplay and the superb ensemble cast's outstanding individual performances and collective chemistry. ...read the complete Mystic River movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Mary Colbert)
Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
Solid, rarely showy performances, meticulously recreated detective work and moments of pure unadulterated grief accent this whodunit, a movie that will have those who haven't read the book fooled for much of its length. ...read the complete Mystic River movie review at Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
The New Republic (Stanley Kauffmann)
Little more than the distended first half of a twisty, dark "Law & Order" script. ...read the complete Mystic River movie review at The New Republic (Stanley Kauffmann)
Mediasharx (Dustin Gast)
Filmchaw (Kris Valdez Vitols)
CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Fabrizio Formenti)
About World Film
El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)
cinEncanto (Pablo del Moral)
Ciné-club de Caen (Jean-Luc Lacuve)
Xi-online (Ferdi Verweij)
Boxoffice Magazine
Boxoffice Magazine
cinEncanto (José Martín Sulaimán)
Pop Entertainment.com
Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)
Mystic River wants to be a Bruce Springsteen-like anthem of life and death in blue-collar America. It's no more than a doggerel rendition of poetic injustice. ...read the complete Mystic River movie review at Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)
filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)
Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Too depressing to fill audiences with delight, but it does seem to validate questionable attitudes, especially an indifference to the suffering of innocent people and a willingness to shoot first and ask questions later. ...read the complete Mystic River movie review at Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
A melodramatic murder-mystery that is as uneven as its outcome is anticlimactic. ...read the complete Mystic River movie review at TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
Baltimore Sun (--)
San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
Shows you can pile on a lot of freight and still end up with a barge. ...read the complete Mystic River movie review at San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
The performances are all good. However, the film experiences one coincidence after the other, manipulating its audiences rather heavy-handedly. ...read the complete Mystic River movie review at Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
The performances, especially of Penn and Robbins, are so powerful and detailed (down to the Boston accents) that they often persuade one to overlook the narrative contrivances (particularly the incessant crosscutting), the arty trimmings (including ...read the complete Mystic River movie review at Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)
Slowly trudges through the motions of a tired whodunit, saving its dramatic juices for a blowout finale that never comes. ...read the complete Mystic River movie review at filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)
Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
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