Brilliant, Disturbing, Full of Surprises

Rating: 10/10 (19 February 2010)

Shutter Island is definitely one of the best movies I've seen in the past few years. And It probably is one of the best psychological thrillers out there. At first, the movie looks like the usual, clichéd detective story full of mystery and investigation, but watch out for surprises.
Leonardo DiCaprio is great. Probably not his very best performance, but still worthy of a few nominations or even wins. Ben Kingsley, as always, delivers a stunning performance, and should be nominated for the 2011 Golden Globes and Academy Awards in the best supporting actor category. The movie is very well directed, with no major flaws which I could notice. It is faithful to the book at the best it can be, and every element of the movie has been mastered (Hey, it's Scorsese we're talking about!). I liked the soundtrack a lot (reminds me of old school thrillers/ horror movie soundtracks) and the cinematography was really good as well.
I'll give this movie a 10. It was incredibly suspenseful, and I see no reason why it deserves anything less than a 9 or a 10.