Why It's Worth Watching: Leonardo DiCaprio teams up with Martin Scorsese for the fourth time and they do not disappoint. Ben Kingsley also pours in a fine performance as a doctor to the criminally insane housed on Shutter Island. Like many psychological thrillers, the plot will keep you guessing until the final few scenes. However what is different about Shutter Island and what I believe makes it standout, is that the revelation at the end is not the ultimate payoff. Instead, the revelation helps us relate to an already mysterious and tragic character.Why It's Not: How many more movies can we see in a mental hospital. While the film supplies a couple of creepy moments, I would have liked to been scared a bit more.
The Verdict: You should not go in thinking this is some M. Night Shyamalan guess what is going to happen kind of film.....because it is not. The revelation at the end is a haunting understanding of the character being studied.
Rythemovieguy's Grade: B+
If This Movie Had Parents: One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest & The Game
Spot on review! LOVED the ending of this movie, loved where it left you and where you knew it was going. I think he could have trimmed about 20 minutes through various scenes, but all in all, a B+ for sure and creepily engaging.
ReplyDeletePS I Love The Game!!! A bit underrated, no?
Thanks Jennd, I have not seen The Game in a long time now, I am big fan....I should give it a spin again soon.
ReplyDeletewhy does that person keep posting those annoying Gucci comments? anyway, this movie was really good. probably the scariest movie i've seen since the shining.
ReplyDeletepredictable.
ReplyDeletedoesn't scare.
this movie is a cheap copy of "the suffering(2004)" videogame for PC, xbox and ps2, they stole everything!!! just changed enough things so they wont have to pay copyrights.
by the way... the videogamgame actually scares a lot.
Its an another excellent movie by scorsese. You can't predict whats going to happen next in the movie. Must watch movie for all time. Thanks for the information about the movie.
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