6/28/10

Shutter Island (2010)

Director: Martin Scorcese (Goodfellas, Bringing Out the Dead)
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio (Romeo + Juliet, Titanic)
Mark Ruffalo (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, 13 Going on 30)
YesNoSoso: 2

A solid psychological thriller if not, in my opinion, up to the lofty standards of a Scorcese picture. DiCaprio plays a US Marshall assigned to investigate the disappearance of an inmate of Ashecliff Hospital for the criminally insane on Shutter Island. It soon becomes clear that (to use the appropriate movie cliche) everything is not as it seems. Great performances from DiCaprio, Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Max Von Sydow, Jackie Earle Haley and Michelle Williams. I just felt that some of the foreshadowing was a little forced, but overall I was very invested in the unraveling mystery. Plus I'm not 100% on how it actually ended, which is generally a good sign when it comes to these mind-f#$k type movies...
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