Mystic River | reviewed by: Kyle Coleman | August 31, 2011
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Penn, Robbins, Bacon and directed by Eastwood, Mystic River is a beautifully acted and shot film. Dark subject matter, memorable messages.
| genre | Drama | Thriller |
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| synopsis | A thriller about friendship and loyalty, guiltiness and vengeance, and the fateful affect the past has on the present. Sean Penn won an Oscar for his multifaceted performance as a father who lost his daughter. |
| lead actors | Sean Penn | Tim Robbins | Kevin Bacon | Marcia Gay Harden | Kevin Chapman | Tom Guiry | Emmy Rossum | Spencer Treat Clark | Andrew Mackin | Adam Nelson | Robert Wahlberg | Jenny O'Hara | John Doman | Cameron Bowen | Jason Kelly | Connor Paolo | T. Bruce Page | Miles Herter | Cayden Boyd | Tori Davis | Jonathan Togo | Laurence Fishburne | Laura Linney |
| director | Clint Eastwood |