The "Island" isn't so intriguing upon further review

Rating: 7/10 (17 June 2012)

With a score that pulls you deep into a dark horror mystery, it's hard not to be trapped by the haunting prison island full of convicted psychopaths and being cut off from the rest of the world by sea crashing cliffs. Finally Martin Scorsese stays on track and doesn't over reach a project. This is a visual story that's full of intelligent mind games. Leonardo DiCaprio is our eyes, ears and hope in this thriller that gets unlocked in pieces with the help of the various doctors on Shutter Island. We had some clues, but this reviewer would say not enough of them. "Which would be worse to live as a monster - or die as a good man?" Scorcese tried noir and failed at something he usually aces: respecting his audience.