Okay, so the main thing I gleamed from this movie was NOT the fact that Leonardo DiCaprio re-embraced his inner Bostonian. It was that Martin Scorsese directed this dark, gloomy thriller with a wicked grin on his face. Shutter Island, which opened last Friday and had a hell of a weekend, had been pushed back over and over again. It was worth the wait. From the ominous, heartpumping score to the dreariness of the island and its inhabitants, Scorsese takes Dennis Lehane's novel and immortalizes it, pleasing and spooking viewers with memorable characters and a killer twist at the end. I know people who hated it, but I know more that loved it, and, clearly, the people who hated it were stupid. Stupid, stupid. Nah, just kidding. This movie isn't for everyone. But if you want to see Leo bring back Billy Costigan but with an actual badge and Mark Ruffalo as his sidekick, see it. Oh, and Sir Ben Kingsley is unreal. That didn't even have to be said.
Rating: TIGHT JOINT.
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