What a really good movie!

Rating: 9/10 (26 March 2010)

I had heard that this movie was a disappointment... I even had the ending ruined for me about a month before it came out. Both of those things kept me from seeing it until I could catch it on PPV.
I have to say that not only was this film not a disappointment in any way, but the fact that I 'knew' what the ending was didn't detract from the experience at all.
Scorcese was really masterful at weaving a story that is absolutely engrossing and thrilling without resorting to creepy effects or obvious scare tactics (which would have been the cheap and easy way to tell this story). It was wonderful and refreshing, to say the least, to watch a genuinely interesting thriller that takes place at a secluded mental institution and not have to endure shock scenes of ghoulish creatures or other overused devices like that.
I've read some of the bad reviews and critiques, and I honestly have to say that I don't understand what they're on about at all. Its a great movie.