Author: Robert Lorenz

Format: NTSC

Details: Amazon.ca Back behind the camera, Clint Eastwood ( bird, The Lone Rider) signs with Mystic River is an excellent black sauce thriller. Adapted from the novel by Dennis Lehane by screenwriter Brian Helgeland, who had already practiced his pen for Los Angeles Forbidden, the film brings together an exceptional trio: Kevin Bacon, Sean Penn and Tim Robbins, the latter having also received the 2004 Oscar for best actor for his role. A former mobster converted into a quiet family life, Jimmy Marcus (Penn) lives without more fuss in the working-class neighborhoods of Boston, until his 19-year-old daughter is murdered. This drama will ironically make him reconnect with two of his childhood friends: one, Sean (Bacon) in charge of the investigation; the other, Dave (Robbins), main suspect. Presented on three DVDs packed with enriching bonuses (interviews with Eastwood and his actors, guided tour by Lehane from Boston, documentary on the adaptation), Mystic River is a harsh film plunging us into the heart of the troubled souls of its characters. Psychologically well developed and wonderfully interpreted, the latter are really the backbone of the film, which is also based on a sober and meticulous realization. Finding in Lehane's work an echo of the themes that have been dear to him since Unforgiven (corruption, revenge, responsibility), Eastwood delicately exposes the ravages of pedophilia and unrolls the tape of this Boston tragedy with great mastery. –Helen Faradji

UPC: 085393884710

EAN: 0085393884710

Languages: English

Binding: DVD

Item Condition: UsedLikeNew