Thank you Marty for improving the genre...

Rating: 9/10 (31 March 2010)

i just saw marty's handling of the strange occurrences on Shutter Island. i've been down this road before, so i wasn't too surprised or tricked by the plot. the real pleasure in this movie is the deft mix of oddness mixed with confusion layered with suspense, then shock and horror. Marty Scorsesse, horror? yes! wonderfully executed.
any loose ends? eh, it doesn't matter. i'll sort that out the next time i see the movie.
here come the spoilers.
two movies came immediately to mind as i watched the plot unfold, carnival of souls and the cabinet of dr. caligari (the 1962 underrated film with glyniss johns which had nothing to do with the silent classic.) in style, i saw a touch of the shining, and even last year in marienbad. but there's no rip-off here. it's all a scorsesse show from a master.
the viewer will keep thinking about this flik for more than two minutes after the lights come up.
thank you, marty. i enjoyed your film.