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In Reply to: "Mystic River:" don't read if you haven't seen it, or will. posted by tinear on October 24, 2003 at 13:21:29:
tinear,[Warning: ending revealed here- do not read this one either if you intend to see it.]
I saw "Mystic River" last evening.
I certainly liked the acting far more than you seem to have done- I thought Tim Robbins must get a least an Oscar nom- and possibly Penn. The gradual deterioration of Robbin's emotional state I thought was brilliantly done and Penn's seedy turmoil is his forte. Lawrence Fishburne however, was wasted in his minor part.
However, you're right about the story and emotional line falling apart. At the end it is clear that Bacon knows Penn has (mistakenly) killed Robbins - and probably the Ellis character- yet lets him go free!- remember Bacon making the bang-bang you're dead gesture at Penn during the parade. This was just absurd and the kind of sentimental dramatic ending that some studio committee must have contrived so that at least two of the three "soulmates" have a "happy" ending. Are we supposed to believe that Bacon thinks Robbins is better off dead and is therefore going to let double murderer Penn off?
I also agree completely that the coincidence of Robbins murder of the pedophile at the excat same time as Penn's daughter was further contrived shite that I wouldn't accept in a Charlie Chan movie.
And finally, having the real murderer of ann's daughterbe the shy mute that we almost never see is some kind of discount Agatha Christie device suitable. I'm suprised there wasn't an elegant dinner party with all the suspects and Bacon says, "the murderer is in this very room. No one noticed the Duke was wearing odd cufflinks that evening or why." Or, "Elementary my dear Dustbin. Elementary. he snake was in the tailor's bowl of soup the whole time."
"Mystic River" has the most palpable violence since "Unforgiven." It is interesting that Eastwood has this continuing fascination with the morality of murder, but "MR" has so many important plot holes and emotional short-circuits it's a canyon.
Many individual scenes were beautifully done with great acting and dialogue, but overall I was angry about the contrived plot in a movie that intended to depict gritty, working class Boston verite.
Cheers,
Bambi B
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Follow Ups
- "Mystic River" - some excellent points but disappointing - Bambi B 10:13:04 10/27/03 (2)
- Happy Ending??? What happy ending? - Harmonia 00:48:47 11/01/03 (0)
- Agree with all YOUR observations, excepting - tinear 13:33:30 10/27/03 (0)
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