Entertainment For Lively Minds
Shutter Island
Posted by Mark JF on 19 March 2010 - 1:37pm.
When:
18 March 2010
Where:
Cineworld MK
Comments:
Flawed but still well worth the money and not at all the let-down some reviews would have you believe. It starts as thriller and you do wonder what Scorcese will do to the genre - but still the twist at the end completely took me by surprise. Some of the early scenes involving the wife's ghost have a deliberate and very 'staged' feel but benefit from it. I was surprised when I checked my watch at the end that it's quite a lengthy film and I'm not sure (again, contrary to some reviews) that you could meaningfully trim all that much off it. Di Caprio is very good but - perhaps a mark of how good he is - he doesn't quite nail the part: I can't put a finger on it but he doesn't seem to show the horror or cruelty in some of the Dachau flashback scenes. As ever with Scorcese, the soundtrack and camera work is top notch. Well worth a trip to your local multiplex.
The Audience:
Hurrah! No mobiles, no twerps more intent on chatting through it than watching it and admirable civil behaviour all round.
Food & Drink:
A very nice Ask pizza beforehand.
It Made Me Think...:
Indeed, it did.








