THE BIG RELEASE
Mystic River
Advance word: Clint Eastwood offers a long-awaited return to form with Mystic River, an adaptation of the Dennis Lehane thriller. The film was well received at this year's Cannes Film Festival, and the pedigree cast includes Sean Penn, Kevin Bacon, Laura Linney, and Tim Robbins. The cheery-sound story revolves around the murder of Sean Penn's young daughter.
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Incomprehensible action, idiotic dialogue, inexplicable motivations.
