If You Like A Good Mystery, You'll Like This

Rating: 8/10 (26 February 2010)

Just when it seems like Hollywood is out of good, original movie plots, a film such as "Shutter Island" comes out and proves me wrong. I know that it was a book originally, but they did a wonderful job adapting it to fit the big screen.
This is a movie that I really enjoyed. The majority of the film plays as a mystery where the audience, as well as the main character, is trying to figure out what is really going on on Shutter Island.
I was glued to the screen throughout the movie. There was a lot of mystery, but there was a lot of intensity and anticipation as well. At first glance, I thought that I had this movie figured out, but later found out that I was wrong.
The look of the film was really cool too. The dark, frightening structure that was Block C overlooking everything from high on the bluff was nicely done. We knew that the action would eventually lead us there and it served for a good looming destination. A lot of times when a movie is set in dark weather, such as a hurricane, I find it a bit obtrusive to see exactly what is going on with the action. This was not the case here. The weather added to the plot of the movie and was not distracting at all.
The acting and characters were all very good as well. The lead psychologists all add to the mystery of the island and you never know the true motives of anyone.
This is an awesome mystery movie and anyone who likes a movie in that form will really like this one.