Well-done, but predictable from the beginning, except the twist at the very end.

Rating: 5/10 (19 August 2019)

"Shutter Island" is a mystery movie that I'd put off watching for a long time. As a person, I find DiCaprio beyond insufferable. Therefore, I tend to hold off on watching his films, even though I have to admit he's been in a few I'd call good or better.
In the case of "Shutter Island", the basic plot premise turns out to be one that's very old and hackneyed by now. On the positive side and unsurprisingly, this film has very high production values, but is still just a tired riff. The plot moves along in a predictable manner, except for the twist at the extreme end, which did catch me by surprise. Still, two hours of film time to get to this one moment wasn't worth it at all. At least this film confirms my bias against DiCaprio, so I can't call it entirely a loss.