Shutter Island

Going to the cinema is dirt cheap in SA... R39 for a ticket at the Nu Metro multiplex at the Waterfront is not bad to say the least. Okay the screen was pathetically small - but you can't have it always.

Anyway... what was the film like? To be honest it felt a bit stilted, but I liked the old fashioned style of it. Di Caprio gave a great performance as the troubled US Marshall investigating the mystery of a missing patient at a maximum security mental hospital / prison. I had been aware prior to seeing the film that there was a bit of a twist to the story and I sort of guessed correctly as to what it maybe whilst watching the events unfold. The film also feels rather long and maybe could have been made a trifle shorter. Again having said all that it was well worth seeing and would certainly recommend seeing it. Not as good as The Departed. But not bad.

Rating: 7/10