Shutter Island Gave me the Shudders

Rating: 8/10 (27 June 2010)

I'm always a person who reads the book before watching the movie. I was excited to see how Scorsese played out the ending, because the book left me utterly confused. Right when the movie started, I was like, "Oh, this is going to be intense." I mean, it opens with him being seasick, and not 10 minutes later, they are arriving at the island; the music choppy and intense. I think overall, I would have liked it more if it had more music in all, because music is part of the intensity of the plot in most movies. Leonardo DiCaprio is definitely 'easy on the eyes', but I think he could have given just a little more character to Teddy Daniels. Although, he did very well at the near-end when he discovers what his wife had done- that part gave me shivers it was so disturbing. The rest of the ending was a bit disappointing, but maybe I was just still confused. For anyone who has read the book,(though the book is better), I would recommend this film.