February 24, 2010

Shutter Island


Shutter Island, 2010

This effort from one of the few directors who can be called great in both the 20th and 21st centuries, Martin Scorsese, is a thoroughly enjoyable and superb, if predictable, thriller. Scorsese has combined with the greatest actor of his generation, Leo "My Man" Decaprio and managed to deliver a intriguing story that maintains the fascination of the audience throughout and even managed to stump a few of the less astute paying customers.

Whilst this reviewer wont go into terrible detail with the plot, Shutter Island will not disappoint movie goers who understand the pit falls of adapting a novel for the silver screen. Scorsese must have found it difficult to stump fans of the 2003 best seller and as a result the main reveal towards the end is about as predictable as a packet of twisties. Fortunately it leaves no questions unanswered and one can look forward to the alternate ending options on the Blu Ray release sometime in 2011.

Fans of indie flicks with plot lines concerning teenage angst and unwanted pregnancy need not apply as Shutter Island appeals to the more sophisticated movie goer. With Decaprio at the height of his game and a support cast including the mahatma himself, Ben Kingsley this flick is well worth your $20 (halves in a choc top combo), your $5.95 (twelve months later as a two night new release) and 1/5th of your $12 (as part of five weekly movies package that include at least two movies with sex scenes - the other three movies used as cover for your wanking weekend).

Snap rates it 8/10.
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3 comments:

  1. The ListFebruary 24, 2010 at 2:57 PM

    Frustrating and painful outing that fails to make the most of a terrific cast. By all means go and see it - but don't come crying to me if you shake your head in disgust the whole way home. The same guy wrote Gone Baby Gone and Mystic River - do yourself a favour, bypass Shutter Island and go straight to the video store and grab one of those.

    4/10

    Nutbuckle

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  2. The ListFebruary 24, 2010 at 3:26 PM

    Atmospherically brilliant, Marty has put his signatory smoothness all over yet another collaboration with the biggest name in film this decade Leo DiCaprio.

    8/10

    Willo

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  3. The ListFebruary 24, 2010 at 5:28 PM

    I like this movie. It captures the scene of 1954, or, more appropriately what this reviewer pictures 1954 to feel like.

    It's dark, mind-entangling, and scorcese and his team provide an aura of tension and unease, uncommon to thrillers recently.

    Viewers looking for a sixth sense type 'Eureka' moment will be disappointed, however if you're after a strongly acted, particular mention to ruffalo here who is cast perfectly, well shot intellectual thriller, this reviewer is very happy to recommend the latest outing from scorcese/dicaprio.

    8/10 (concensus)

    Midbus

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