Not enough

Rating: 6/10 (20 December 2012)

The world would be stupid if this movie is to be considered a very good psychological thriller/ twister. Come on, there are so many better ones. Let's compare this with Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds (about the same time), though not exactly categorized as a psychological thriller but similar to Shutter Island, relies heavily on the suspense/twist factor to win the crowd. Inglorious Basterds was successful in that regard, as I was not able to predict the next outcome because the sequence of events happened in an almost random manner; even if someone can predict it, he would find it difficult to catch up to the quick pace of the movie. Shutter Island, regrettably, gave off TOO MANY HINTS from the very beginning. I, at the very least, already foresee the truth during the 1st quarter of the movie. I know this is based on a novel, but Shutter Island's ending lacks the kick that Inglorious Basterds had, probably because the desired effect is sure to be tuned down once you figured out what was going on. If i were to edit this movie, I could easily remove certain 'spoiler elements'.for example, and Shutter island would be more better. Fortunately, the abundant amount of twists (thanks to the convenient use of hallucinations) kept me watching even when I already knew what is going to happen.