Well made but quite disappointing ...

Rating: 6/10 (17 March 2010)

Scorsese is one of the best directors out there and since he has created some true masterpieces in the past I was so keen to watch his newest work 'Shutter Island'. My expectations for this movie were incredibly high which maybe resulted in even bigger disappointment. This movie was - in my opinion - not the next masterpiece that i wish it would be.
Once again Scorsese's main character is played by Leonardo DiCaprio with whom he worked the fourth(?) time in a row now. And yes - the whole cast in this movie is doing a good job. Scorsese could also provide a really well directed movie for sure. There are some great images and good camera work in this film.
The big problem that the movie has is in its plot. I wont give anything away from it but what really bothered me is the way the story develops. The pace is pretty slow and as I'm looking back there are not many scenes i can remember. No real highlights throughout most of the film. Also the lack of suspense - there was no time in the theater when i was frightened or anything like it ... it goes on and on with lots of dialog and some - really cool - flashbacks to the past of the main character but does not really get anywhere with it.
While the ending itself is pretty good again and saved some credit points for the movie it just doesn't work. What a pity because it seems like the whole movie relies entirely on it... The reason it doesn't work is simply because you already got the main "twist" half into the movie and you are not really impressed when it finally happens though there are some cool details and kind of a second little twist at the very end.
All in all it was a bit of a mess, doesn't really work as a psycho-thriller and though it was well made it did not entertain me a lot.
See it or skip it? Well I'm not sad that i saw it but i don't think you have to see it ... maybe rent it for less money when it comes out and give it a try. Cheers.
6/10