«profanity, abundant violence and existential despair»
sean penn won the best performance by an actor in a motion picture - drama golden globe for his work in clint eastwood's mystic river. i have yet to see this film, and i can hardly wait. a o scott of the new york times has written that «mr penn, his eyes darting as if in anticipation of another blow, his shoulders tensed to return it, is almost beyond praise. jimmy markum is not only one of the best performances of the year, but also one of the definitive pieces of screen acting in the last half-century».this can't be missed.
