Pure Brilliance

Rating: 10/10 (23 February 2010)

I knew this film was going to be amazing when I first heard of it. Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Martin Scorsese, and that's all I gotta say. Leonardo DiCaprio has been one of my favorite actors since "The Basketball Diaries." Once again, he shined in this movie, and his performance was unbelievable. Mark Ruffalo was a great supporting actor as well.
Let's start with the story. Everybody knows from the trailer, that basically 2 US Marshalls go to Shutter Island to investigate a missing patient. Sounds pretty great. It's not until you see the movie, you capture everything. It is definitely the best psychological thriller I've ever seen. With this film, it actually has a great plot, and since it's a psychological thriller, you actually have to pay attention and think (duh). No bathroom breaks during this movie, or else you may miss something important.
The twist with this film was perfect, and some people may have been able to guess it before they even seen the movie. Who is patient 67? But it's not until you see the full movie that you understand everything. It isn't a predictable twist, and by that I mean if you knew it before, you probably didn't know how everything came to be. I'm a hard movie critic, but I will probably see this once again, and will most likely buy this when it's out on DVD. It's that good.