mystic river

Mystic River was a very intriguing movie, filled with interesting twists and turns throughout the movie. For a crime/murder film I thought the plot line was a little slow but was entertaining. When we first watched the movie I was confused as to why they showed Dave getting kidnapped. But as the movie progressed I could see that this event shaped and determined his life and personality. And not only did it affect Dave's life but also Sean’s as well. In this film something that struck me, was the fact that most of the film used dark lighting, which gave most of the film a depressing and dreary take. And gave us a great contrast to the scenes where the lighting was lighter giving us a positive look on the film. Another compelling part of the movie that goes unnoticed most of the time is the music selection. It really added an enormous effect to the movie. The piano playing in the background added emotion and drama to each scene. Over the entire movie was great, the acting, film and story line was entertaining.