This Would've Been DiCaprio's Year

Rating: 10/10 (20 February 2010)

I just saw Shutter island last night and if it had been released in October like it was originally supposed to, Leo DiCaprio would be the one winning the awards and going on to win an Oscar. Jeff Bridges and Morgan Freeman were great in their films, but their performances didn't have the intensity that DiCaprio does in this film. I won't give anything away, but the last half hour of the film alone is Leo's best performance since The Aviator. It is enough to win him an award.
If it had been released in the fall, it would definitely be nominated for Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director, and Best Picture. Of those four, it would definitely deserve the Best Actor award. I can only hope and pray that the Academy voters remember this film next Oscar season and at least nominate it. Like they did with Silence of the Lambs in 1991-1992.(I am not comparing the two films)It was definitely worth the wait though.