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Shutter Island (2010). Shutter Island is simply a brilliant piece of work. There is something wrong with this island, and the tension is united with how are characters are all portrayed, just a little askew, but nothing we can sink our teeth into. This was simply a great story told under the direction of a wickedly adroit director. The result is a short two hours and eighteen minutes. With heavy use of flashbacks, this one unravels in such a fashion that all of the pieces are there, but the fog of this psychological thriller does not clear until the end, and perfectly so. The pacing and edginess are perfectly captivating, maybe ingeniously so. The acting was stellar, with DiCaprio at the head of a splendid cast, all of which hammer our great performances. The camera work, whilst a tad obtrusive in the beginning, settles down nicely. In short, Scorsese has created a winner. Late.
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