Search - Mystic River [Widescreen] on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Profanity Movie Release: 2003 DVD Release: 06/08/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Dual Layered Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 18 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Total Copies: 156 Genres: Drama, Mystery, Psychological Thriller, Urban Drama, Police Detective Film See Also: Mystic River [3 Disc Deluxe Edition], Mystic River [Fullscreen], Mystic River [Blu-ray]

Directed by Clint Eastwood, the mysterious drama Mystic River is based on the novel by Dennis Lehane and adapted by screenwriter Brian Helgeland. Set in an Irish neighborhood in Boston, Jimmy, Sean, and Dave are three childhood friends who are reunited after a brutal murder takes place. Reformed convict Jimmy Markum (Sean Penn) and his devoted wife Annabeth (Laura Linney) find out that their teenage daughter Katie (Emmy Rossum) has been beaten and killed. Jimmy's old friend Sean Devine (Kevin Bacon) is the homicide detective assigned to the case, along with partner Whitey Powers (Laurence Fishburne). Jimmy also gets his relatives, the Savage brothers (Adam Nelson and Robert Wahlberg), to conduct an investigation of their own. Jimmy and Sean both start to suspect their old pal, Dave Boyle (Tim Robbins), who lives a quiet life with his wife Celeste (Marcia Gay Harden) but harbors some disturbing secrets. Clint Eastwood won a Golden Coach for Mystic River at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

Sean Penn - Jimmy Markum
Kevin Bacon - Sean Devine
Tim Robbins - Dave Boyle
Laurence Fishburne - Whitey Powers
Marcia Gay Harden - Celeste Boyle
Laura Linney - Annabeth Markum

Clint Eastwood's multiple-award-winning adaptation of Dennis Lehane's novel -Mystic River was released in three different DVD versions simultaneously. This edition offers no extras, but does contain a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The image does a fine job of capturing Tom Stern's dark but subtle framings. English and French soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1, and both present Eastwood's excellent score in rich detail. As mentioned before, this disc is without any extras whatsoever. Those wishing for a deeper look into the film should pick up the more expensive three-disc set that was released the same day. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide