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In Reply to: LOL! Well, I'm of the opinion that Mystic River IS a tragedy, but perhaps not in the way you mean it. posted by Audiophilander on February 06, 2004 at 10:06:51:

I found the movie involving, despite some of the 'leaps'. In particular, the portrayal of the father's grief at the moment of realization that his daughter was dead, was right on. The debilitation and helplessness was well and accurately done.
The whole, multi-level concept was interesting and not often do I see movies that will attempt anything this complex with plot development.
Predictable, in comparison to 'Siesta' or 'A Pure Formality', perhaps. Still enjoyable enough to recommend it to others.
I won't buy it though.
Later
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While I disagree with your assessment, it's ernest, even if overly generous. - Audiophilander 11:26:30 02/09/04 (0)
We differ in that I found the film uninvolving in spite of moments where the actors seemed almost believable. I so WANTED to like this film, but it just kept setting off my BS detector. For one thing, it seemed like every friggin' donut munchin' officer on the Boston police force suddenly got involved in this case! Why? How believable is that? The mysteries in Mystic River were almost as tepid as the scene of finding the girl's body, the mistaken assumptions about who the killer actually was and final resolution. The symbolism was heavy handed and almost smothering in it's pretensiousness. This is melodrama at it's worst, IMHO; it borders on soap opera, except it's highfalutin, thus a much more expensive brand of soap.
Of course this is just my opinion; other's mileage will undoubtably vary.
AuPh

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