Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Wednesday October 8 2003 — C3 SHERMANS LAGOON Mystic River’ complex yet believable HON CAN THfY JUSTIFY SKIN IS BACK IN FASHION ‘ Eastwood ’s m things nerpo to INNOCm ANIMALS? By David Germain AP Movie Writer With Clint Eakwood's profoundly moving “Mystic River” it’s as if all the sturdy but generally forgettable movies he directed since “Unforgiven" never happened “Mystic Rim” weaves a rich study of complex characters and moral ambiguity rarely seen in today’s big studio films The perfor- mances by Tim Robbins Sean Penn and Marcia Gay Harden are among the year's best while Kevin Bacon Laurence Fishbume and Laura Linney provide excellent support CATHY r mnimmiti TUTNE CNMCSC urn msmtt x told iw INN MKffT X TAD THE ICED LMTES X LWED ON CMWENMLAD AUSSMIER HWEWINMN CALORIES A5 A SUKPEET? HAVE ASMW HAVE Of A BieFATDOMHMIlT?? why?? YEAR HAS CALORIES FOR A U00 FAT-fRBASEIS THE CAURtCCONIENT FAVORITE min mm Movie review Eastwood and his actors create a brooding drama whose events and interrelationships seem surreally improbable yet painfully authentic The players evoke a palpable sense AP Photo of community in this tale of a tightknit neigh- borhood sharing grief anger and suspicion of Sean Penn and Kevin Bacon star in Warner Bros outside authority in the aftermath of a young Pictures drama “Mystic River” woman’s murder d assigned to the case but intent on vigilante jusUnlike 1992’s “Unforgiven” on which tice Jimmy rounds up former hoodlum associdid double duty as actor and director ates to carry out his own investigation Eastwood behind thp “Mystic River” keeps Dave becomes a prime suspect and emotioncamera and the film probably is the better for ' al paralysis over his childhood trauma leaves ' it “Mystic River” allows him to focus on the ' craft and when backed by a such a compelling him so conflicted he spins a web of conflicting alibis that heighten suspicion among the police Eastwood demonstrates story the as well as Jimmy and Celeste he still can be a masterful filmmaker Eastwood captures fascinating nuances in the — novel Lehane’s Adapted from Dennis film’s three key character scenarios Robbins with a screenplay by Brian Helgeland who also wrote Eastwood's “Blood Work” script — '' arid Harden combine for a heartbreaking poN trait of an old married couple who would have “Mystic River” traces the lives of three boy- ambled in comfortable befuddlement through s section in of a friends working-clashood the rest of their lives together had not blind :'" Boston who drift apart and are flung together ' chance exposed the wedges between them again by events years later Penn’s Jimmy is a man who moves without Tormented by memories of abduction and repentance from his upright life back to a abuse as a child Dave Boyle(Robbins) has world outside the rules of decency and justice " grown into a shell of the man he might have ' His transformation from grieving to vengeful been doing odd jobs drinking beer among father and filially to a man at ease with his the streets and cronies r shuffling neighborhood questionable actions is chilling Bacon and with a downward gaze : rela- - ' y Fishbume present an v His old chums Jimmy Markum (Penn) and V tionshrp of their own offering a multilayered '7 Sean Devine (Bacon) r- witnesses to Dave’s rendering of longtime familiars with far greater abduction — have become polar opposites depth than Hollywood usually bestows oriiWi'C leader who’s now a stal- -' Jimmy’s an and ’police in a the partners' : neighborhood jwart shopkeeper ?'" Eastwood who won and director Sean’s father a and husband adoring t fiercely' Awards with ‘‘Unfoirgiven’’ finally: Academy With whose wife a detective wayward police f another y film! “Mys-ydeparture has sapped his vigor for anything but has crafted tic River” merits serious awards attention for : waik The slaying of Jimmy’s Eastwood's artfully Understated direction and r daughter tears the community apart Jimmy come nominations time Robbins Penn and : with an and his wife (Linney) are met outpour Harden belong among the Tram relatives 'y condolences of ing goodhearted “Mystic River” a Warner Bros 'release is y and friends including Dave and his wife rated R for language and violence Three and a' I' Celeste (Harden)' r half stars out of four his rSeanand partner (Fishbume) arey - BEETLE BAILEY ARE YOU GETTING FATTER OR IS IT MV IMA6INATI0K East-woo- 2 - HAGAR THE HORRIBLE ‘ V 0UT A V41-I-P : ex-cri- v '!' ' - PEANUTS YOU’RE TAKIN6 THAT U&X DESCRIBE LEAF TO SCHOOL FORI "SHOUJ AND TELL? : MOW YOU - TO THEM FELT WHEN YOU SAW THE LEAF FALL FR0MTHE TREE : :v - - i' s r-- TELL HOW YOU FELT SEEIN6 IT DRIFT -DOWN TO EARTH FOR vv r FOUND IT IN VTHE DRIVEWAY best-pictu- re Oscar-worth- A front-runner- s! ‘ THE LAST TIME : - 7f Shoshone Trail A MOTHER GOOSE AND GRIMM : M-- bmmy”Sam NEXT ON NEXT ON "MAKING THE BAND- voso" "- REAL LIFE ADVENTURES whimpered “I’m hungry" :“I know son” die replied “I am foo" Sarah had been raised on the frontier crossing the plains when she had been just a small child But always before she had her father! husband or others around to lead and to protect her Now she was alone except for Sam and he would be looking to her for protection as she had looked to others “Show no fear” she told herself Suddenly an idea took hold “Sam” Sarah whispered “we are going to play a game now” “But Ma” came the reply back “Pm cold and hungry and I want to go back to the ' " wagon” Groaning inwardly Sarah held her son tight and said softly to him “No Sam wehave to play a game now so I want you to stay here and be really quiet Can you do that for me?’ Sam brought his small hands up to his eyes and started to sob “Ma I don't want to stay here I’m scared” “I know you are” Sarah answered “I am too hut we have to be brave” Givitlg herson a quick hug and a kiss on the cheek Sarah crawled out from under the bank In the close cold confines of the small cave her legs had grown numb Brushing at her long blonde hair she tried to stand erect Wincing with pain Sarah rubbed her legs with one hand while FOX TROT ’YlAWNO'TW novel by David J Hawkes CLOSE TO HOME : : ' holding on to a stout willow with another Cold! She hadn’t realized just haw cold it really was back in the small cave where she and her fson had spent the night Finally work- ing the cramps out of her legs Sarah scrambled to the top of the creek bank and slowly looked around Nothing so far The wagons lay just over a slight rise and from where Sarah stood ' she couldn't see the campsite Walking slowly aqd listening Sarah came to the crest of the rise: Odd — she should be able to see the tops of the wagons now There they were they were just the wooden bows on the top of the nearest ' wagon Sarah stopped and listened again but all she could hear was the squawking of several magpies in some sparse brush next to the wagons Remembering what her father had told her about magpies she watched them for a moment to see if they were watching some- thing Her father had told her that the magpie knows everything that goes on around it and if there were still Indians about the birds would be watching Satisfied that the magpies were intcrest-- : ed only in each other Sarah slowly walked over the rise until she could look d6wn at the wagons and the camp Right off she could see that everything but the wagons' was gone Say-- 1 ing a silent prayer for strength Sarah started ' forward See tomorrow's Herald Journal for the next installment of this story' Win at bridge her By Phillip Alder Look only at the North-Souhands How would you plan the play in six diamonds? 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