Not Scrosese's best but still pretty good

Rating: 8/10 (9 April 2010)

I love Martin Scorsese, the man has pulled out classics, Goodfells, Raging Bull, Taxi Driver etc the list goes on. Shutter Island, although not his best still shines as a soon to be classic. The movie's tone is dark and creepy, something a lot of Horror films are missing nowadays. Although this is no Horror, the elements of it scream HORROR. The editing is amazing, the cast excellent. However, to me the surprise twist is easily identified, i did have my few guesses whilst watching the film but the fact that it is all in his mind was the most likely of all. The thing that stood out the most for me is the creepy dead kids in blood. Scorsese knows how to scare the living dump out of you. It's not a conventional movie of Scorsese's but i am willing to bet that he could write up a mean one. The guy still knows how to hook in an audience and with Leo Dicaprio as his main man, he cannot and will not fail. I salute you Scorsese for bringing out one of your top films and it still isn't YOUR best. How can he fail? He wont.