Movie #170 "Shutter Island" is Scorsese's latest film, and it is not his best, nor is it Leo's best. In fact, the more I thought about this movie, Leo as Teddy Daniels didn't work for me (until the last quarter of the film). Without giving anything away (which would be a crime for me to do that if anyone is reading this who hasn't seen the movie), a more of a Jimmy Stewart actor or even Gregory Peck (more sober) would have fit this part more. If you have seen this movie, I would love to hear what you have to say on a one-to-one so facebook or e-mail me and we'll have a dialogue, but all I will say is: there are lots of plot twists (most I saw coming, a couple I was ashamed I didn't guess); the supporting actors were very good; the film is beautiful; the film steals quite often from Hitchcock; and I know Scorsese has a reason for everything, but he had us wondering quite a bit here in some of the edits and choice of angle shots. Anyway, I probably would have given it a 3.9 but it was so close to 4, I just thought I should round it off. I liked it, but with some reservations, and one big one is the length of the movie. It's way too long, in my opinion, for the set up. But the ending is a nice pay off. E-mail me what you think. I'd esp. like to talk to someone who read the book.
Average rating: 3.843
I gave it 4.00
Shutter Island
Ashecliffe
(2010) R
World War II soldier-turned-U.S. marshal Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by his own troubling visions and by Dr. Cawley (Ben Kingsley). Mark Ruffalo, Michelle Williams, Emily Mortimer and Max von Sydow co-star in director Martin Scorsese's plot twist-filled psychological thriller set on a Massachusetts island in 1954.
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