Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Audiophilander (A) on February 09, 2004 at 11:26:30

In Reply to: Re: I will disagree posted by Dave-A on February 09, 2004 at 06:41:11:

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