Predictable

Rating: 1/10 (26 February 2010)

Scorsese's first feature-length film since "The Departed" finds itself wallowing in the shoes of a meaningless and predictable thriller. DiCaprio plays U.S. Marshall Teddy Daniels, who's investigating the disappearance of a dangerous mental patient (Mortimer). Accompanied by a new partner (Ruffalo), Teddy begins to question whether they're investigating an escapee or if the patients and staff on Shutter Island are involved in a conspiracy that will hinder their investigation and even their safety. The film neither starts nor ends on a high note, there is no peak in this "thriller", and the clichéd choppiness of the filming in order to create a sense of delusion ceases to impress in the slightest. From the beginning, you know how this one will end. The splendid acting by all actors, including even those who are portraying minor characters, is grade A; and the claustrophobic mood of being stuck on the beautiful, but creepy, Shutter Island is where Scorsese's talent can be seen. There is also some noteworthy scares.
**½ (out of four)