Shutter Island (2010)

Rating: 6/10 (6 January 2012)

A film with all the right talent. Based on a novel by Lehane, Directed by Scorsese and starring DiCaprio, everyone does a fine job, but play it far too safe. The film is just painfully obvious, but luckily in an enjoyable B-Movie kind of way. It's an island with no escape and the authorities seem as mad as those they are in charge of. If you write down 5 guesses as to what the twist is, chances are you'll get it right. It looks good, and Scorsese's talent does allow for some more memorable artistic moments, such as the dream sequences, but this could have been made for television. Some blink and you'll miss them supporting roles from Koteas and Haley are very welcome. It's DiCaprio and Scorsese having a lot of fun, but the biggest twist would have been having no twist at all.