Rating: R
Movie Release Date: October 15, 2003
DVD Release Date: June 8, 2004
Plot 411: The lives of three childhood friends are forever changed when one of them is abducted while playing in the street.
Review: This was a gritty drama about three friends Sean (Kevin Bacon), Dave (Tim Robbins) and Jimmy (Sean Penn). When they were children, Dave was taken into a car by two men acting as policemen. He was subsequently held and abused for four days until he escaped. This event shaped the lives of the boys forever. As men, Sean is a police officer, Dave is a blue-collar worker and Jimmy is a former burglar who now owns a grocery store. When Jimmy's daughter Katie (Emmy Rossum) is found murdered, Sean pursues the case with his partner Whitey (Laurence Fishburne) and Jimmy uses his back alley channels to get information. The same night that Katie is killed, Dave comes home bloodied with a slice across his stomach. His tells his wife Celeste (Marcia Gay Harden) that he was mugged and may have killed a man. Dave's psychological health quickly deterioriates and Celeste becomes afraid that he may have done more than he claims. The movie takes a close look at themes like honor, friendship, love and mental health. It poses questions about fate and asks us to contemplate how our small actions may or may not lead to larger consequences. This film also features Laura Linney as Annabeth, Jimmy's wife.
Movie Release Date: October 15, 2003
DVD Release Date: June 8, 2004
Plot 411: The lives of three childhood friends are forever changed when one of them is abducted while playing in the street.
Review: This was a gritty drama about three friends Sean (Kevin Bacon), Dave (Tim Robbins) and Jimmy (Sean Penn). When they were children, Dave was taken into a car by two men acting as policemen. He was subsequently held and abused for four days until he escaped. This event shaped the lives of the boys forever. As men, Sean is a police officer, Dave is a blue-collar worker and Jimmy is a former burglar who now owns a grocery store. When Jimmy's daughter Katie (Emmy Rossum) is found murdered, Sean pursues the case with his partner Whitey (Laurence Fishburne) and Jimmy uses his back alley channels to get information. The same night that Katie is killed, Dave comes home bloodied with a slice across his stomach. His tells his wife Celeste (Marcia Gay Harden) that he was mugged and may have killed a man. Dave's psychological health quickly deterioriates and Celeste becomes afraid that he may have done more than he claims. The movie takes a close look at themes like honor, friendship, love and mental health. It poses questions about fate and asks us to contemplate how our small actions may or may not lead to larger consequences. This film also features Laura Linney as Annabeth, Jimmy's wife.
Watch It: For an emotional performance by Penn and an unrecognizably fat Robbins.
Skip It: For another crime drama in Boston based on another book by Dennis Lehane called Gone Baby Gone.
