We bury our sins, we wash them clean.

Starring: Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden, Laura Linney, Emmy Rossum

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ - great

"Sometimes I think, I think all three of us got in that car..." - Sean Devine

Why watch this? This is perhaps Clint Eastwood's finest directorial effort.

Plot Summary: This film's catalyst is a single event in 1975 Boston. Three boys are playing street hockey when two men kidnap one of them, David... and abuse him over four days. Twenty-five years later, the three still live in the same neighborhood, and David just seems to be a bit odd, understandably. When Jimmy's daughter is murdered, a haunting spiral begins that ends in brutal revenge and mistaken judgment.

Dad's Preview:  Explored here is the concept that victims of horrible crimes sometimes can't find a way to escape the dirt it covers them with. Right or wrong, it  happens. Eastwood, again, directs a deep, gut-wrenching movie that makes the audience think about the outcome. This film is heavy, as are the superb performances by Penn and Robbins - who both won Oscars.

Village Roadshow Pictures, Malpaso Productions, NPV Ent.; Warner Bros. Pictures