I'd rather die a hero, than live as a monster

Rating: 8/10 (22 October 2010)

Shutter island really is a great film, and could be my favourite film of all time, which is why it's so hard to review, everything in the film is superb. The storyline really is original and fascinating, but the acting and chemistry between the characters is what gripped me. Dicaprio steals the show in this with his stunning performance as the Marshall. I just couldn't keep my eyes off Dicaprio every time he was put with another character, how he reacted around them, what things he would say. The way he slowly unravels the case and digs up clues at a calm and cool pace makes the movie smooth and well put together. Dicaprio's character acts just how you'd expect a (MASSIVE SPOILER) mentally ill person thinking they're a federal Marshall to act. How you get to see everything pieced together at the end as well is so satisfying and you don't look back at how things were done and think 'well that seemed a bit far-fetched' in fact you think 'how did i miss all that!' Shutter island really is a brilliant film and delivers an important message, if you haven't seen it yet then what are you waiting for?