Shutter Island

First, check out this link and get the taste in your mouth.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAZXtB80p1I
Now, for those who haven't yet seen the latest film from Martin Scorsese, Shutter Island, let me save you 10 bucks.  Visually this movie is amazing.  It pumps your eyes full of nightmarish scenes and picturesque settings.  The scenes at Dachau were so frighteningly real.  A frozen pile of emaciated bodies literally pouring from a cattle car? *shiver*  Well done Robert Richardson!  I was hooked from the first shot.  As for acting?  Martin Scorsese directed the hell out of this group of A-listers, as always.  Leonardo DiCaprio pulls his character off with little flaw (although I'm ready to see him drop the Southie accent) and all supporters were certainly convincing.  This film had me for 120 minutes!  Too bad it was 138 minutes.

One of my biggest problems with films that advertise their "Amazing, mind-bending twist" is that they rarely are amazing or mind-bending.  Shutter Island is scary and intense and well acted and well shot and adjective after adjective that can be used to describe ANY of Martin Scorsese's films but sometimes adjectives aren't enough.  Basically this film left me wanting a completely different outcome for Teddy (Leo) and definitely unsatisfied with my experience.   I can't spoil it for you but my suggestion is to pop some corn get in your PJs and turn off the lights AT HOME.  Your big ass LCD is like a movie screen anyway and when, you too, are disappointed with the ending you can always throw in The Departed or Goodfellas and hope that Scorsese will come back strong!  Sinatra anyone?

All in all, Shutter Island was like having great sex with an extremely attractive person and they have the most intense orgasm ever, stop before you are even close and then just walk out the door.  Thanks for the blue balls, Shutter Island.  Thanks a lot.