Shutter Island ranks highly

Rating: 9/10 (23 May 2010)

Martin Scorcese finally gives us an original movie where creativity roams free. Well, maybe its not the most inventive of movies, but Scorcese's mastery in joining detective story, film noir, thriller and horror should suffice to make Shutter Island one of this year's highlights.
Leonardo DiCaprio is maturing as an actor and even tough he will probably never reach the acting heights of Pacino, Brando, Ledger or Sellers, he is improving as a leading man and is work is seamless with the tale.
The photography is beautiful and the writing manages to keep us guessing exactly how this chair game will end.
Shutter Island is an oasis in a desert.