While I disagree with your assessment, it's ernest, even if overly generous.

Posted by Audiophilander (A) on February 9, 2004 at 11:26:30

In Reply to: Re: I will disagree posted by Dave-A on February 9, 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

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Topic - Name your favorites in these genres... - TWB 17:59:50 02/05/04 (15)

This is fun! - Harmonia 23:11:51 02/06/04 (0)

Re: Name your favorites in these genres... - Merak 15:00:09 02/06/04 (0)

Re: Name your favorites in these genres... - rico 07:41:41 02/06/04 (0)

Mine - Hepcat 07:26:21 02/06/04 (1)

Great picks! - Harmonia 21:40:52 02/06/04 (0)

A few of my favorites... - dwill123 06:19:28 02/06/04 (2)

How could I forget - Drama: The Verdict <nt> - dwill123 10:33:39 02/06/04 (0)

Re: Quote from Silverado - rico 07:44:35 02/06/04 (0)

Added a few categories. - dennzio 05:29:32 02/06/04 (4)

Another category: Tragedy - orejones 05:37:15 02/06/04 (3)

LOL! Well, I'm of the opinion that Mystic River IS a tragedy, but perhaps not in the way you mean it. - Audiophilander 10:06:51 02/06/04 (2)

Re: I will disagree - Dave-A 06:41:11 02/09/04 (1)

While I disagree with your assessment, it's ernest, even if overly generous. - Audiophilander 11:26:30 02/09/04 (0)

Hmmm, ...here are some of mine: - Audiophilander 01:41:32 02/06/04 (0)

Re: Some of my favorites... - Dave-A 19:30:08 02/05/04 (0)

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