After watching Christopher Nolan's Inception Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island became somewhat of anti climax for me. Leonardo DiCaprio plays a role that is so similar I sometimes forget which is which.
Yet another Dennis Lehane's creation, besides Gone Baby Gone and Mystic River, this is a mind boggling movie with twists and turns, thrills and chills that will lead you to a bad place. It is Lehane's intention to bring in the elements of a Gothic setting with a B movie and pulp feel that make this movie such a pleasure to watch.
Can't say much for DiCaprio's role, although he is as good as ever, because like I said his character is too similar to the one he played in Inception. But the mystery of the entire plot is still as beguiling and alluring. At some point though I managed to figure out the likely conclusion and then an unlikely one, but that doesn't take place until almost the end of the movie.
I know I would have enjoyed this movie much more if I had watched it first but then I wouldn't have enjoyed Inception as much then. These two movies will ultimately drive you insane.
Still, Martin Scorsese does a wonderful direction which is artistic and intriguing. Some of the scenes are absolutely beautiful, nostalgic and foreboding. Knowing that there is a lot of truth in how insanity is treated back then makes this movie even creepier and disturbing.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1130884/
8/10
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