Very good film but 5-10 years too late

Rating: 7/10 (13 March 2010)

I didn't know what to expect with this film from posters, trailers and banners on websites. I only watched this because it seemed the best of what I hadn't seen.
And I was very surprised, this ended up being a very solid film. OK in a few places you can get a little lost but you slowly get put back on to track and everyone is happy.
The cast is really good most the time though Leo has a few odd points were i wasn't sure what he was try to portray, and all the support actors are A class, from the German brain surgeon to the gun hoe ex general.
Does seem like the director watched a few Hitchcock films before doing this film as there seemed a few similarities from the type of camera angles to some very dramatic orchestral music.......all making the island feel very sinister.
Now to explain my summary: this is a very good suspense film, easily the best i have seen in a while, but is nothing really new in the genre. I have never read the book, but for me the major plot twist was predictable - this is being done so often in Hollywood at the moment its actually getting a little boring. If this film had been around the time of sixth sense no problem but so long after and seeing so many films use the "same formula" its just good.