On the Mystic Side : Mystic River

Now, I am not really the one who would write a Blog on Movie reviews. But , Mystic River - OMG what a movie.

I am just so fascinated by everything about this movie. I mean, come on - You will just hate the director for the climax. 

But then, the movie does not leave your mind for a long long time. Its so psychologically captivating.

Its all about - How Clint Eastwood plays with your mind and makes you look like a fool in the end. 

And hellooo--- the movie is a 2003 one which I saw in 2014, and yet ended up not guessing anything even remotely close.

Worst is , even after the final reveal, you keep having second thoughts -  this cannot be the suspense.

HATS OFF!!

The scenes which just adds to the plot. You think you have observed it all and analyzed even the smallest detail. 

But, no -- you are no genius. 

Cause these are planted to confuse you and it just makes you rack your brain more and conclude NOTHING.

• The childhood scene. It runs for 5 mins and later makes you think, That's the big hint !! cause that stuff, details of which is almost forgotten later. 

• Dave getting abused by men. Interestingly, you only conclude that Dave has turned out to be a sex addict and not other way around. Ideally , he is supposed to hate the sex part. And we being dumb never guess.

• Never really revealing what happened between the childhood and the present. It all comes in bits and pieces which keeps adding to the plot.

• That extra Kiss planted by Katy on her fathers cheek. Wooooooooooooooo, my mind traveled all the wrong way, during the case solving section. Even the part of Katy running away to LA to get married. Jimmy was my suspect

• The main confusion of  Dave being cut, bruised and then lying about it to his wife.

• Jimmy hates Hariss. Plot disclosing the history behind it, slowly and making you scratch your head.

•  The history of Sean. Some lady calling and then not speaking. Only her lips are revealed. He keeps guessing its his wife.

•  Making Jimmy himself look shattered father but deep inside he also looks like the culprit, in sections of the movie.

•  Jimmys wife is not Katys actual mother .Does that make you think , there is some link?? Oh!!!

• The store guy, who is present only in 2 scenes in the beginning. Makes you think, he has something to do with it.

•  You dnt know, what happened. What you do know is, Katy knew the person. So, you keep doubting every person who was linked to her. But, then would you guess the actual culprit?? NO......

Apparently , every clue which, you think is given to you, has nothing to do with the murder.  

Even the Jr. Harris being a mute, you will never ever guess till the last second, that he had anything even close by related to it. He was not mute for no purpose.

And then in the end, you know -- The movie was never about MURDER or finding the killer. It was about DAVE. How both the times he dies (one mentally) and (one Physically), is because Jimmy. And both times, when he had LITTLE to do with it.

Though Sean and Tim won Oscars, the only person I stand and respect is "CLINT EASTWOOD".

Only he could make this happen.

The close to final scene , even after you know who the killer is, You still wait for the plot to change. You want DAVE to be the killer. How else, could you justify Jimmy killing him?

And yet you dnt see the change. And now you want to bother about the killing anymore. And yes, you know the movie is not exactly what you thought the movie was about.

So, the closer you look, the more you allow him to enter your braind. 

All in All -- Genius work..!! 

BTW - CLINT is so damn handsome , looks like Greek God. He is yet is so brainy and incredibly talented director and so extremely convincing as an actor.

You have no right to have it all - unless you are God. I love !!!