Mind-Boggling, Simply Outstanding

Rating: 9/10 (12 May 2013)

When I first saw the trailer of 'Shutter Island', I thought it to be a horror flick and I thought, what is Martin Scorsese is doing with this horror film ??? Apparently I got my answer after seeing the movie, and I am happy that I am wrong. Story wise, this is definitely one of the best thrillers that I have seen. The twists and turns in this story were simply great. With a Genius like Martin Scorsese as director, this movie will keep you at the edge of your seat. In the movie ' The Prestige ' a magic trick is said to have three acts- The Pledge, The Turn and The Prestige. The Prestige is the final and most important act because it will make the magic trick memorable. Similarly, the last couple of twists, which I like to call the Prestige, in the story of 'Shutter Island' will make your jaw drop. The work of Martin Scorsese was good as usual. He was able to portray the story well and gave the story its proper value. The cinematography was very good.
The performance of Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley were phenomenal. Also the acting of Michelle Williams was very good. The performance of these guys made the twists and turns to develop.
Now on the downside of the movie was the performance of Leonardo DiCaprio. Though he did a fare job, but it was not a great performance for me. Somehow in all his movie, every character becomes all the same. Its as if, rather than Leonardo becoming the character, the character becomes Leonardo.
At the end, I recommend everyone to watch this film, especially thriller loving people. Because This movie will simply blow your minds away.