I confess I have never read the book, and that turned out to be an advantage. What a wonderful story, and equally well-filmed. Scorcese uses the talents he showed in Cape Fear to the full here. A superb, taut and gripping mystery-thriller which goes through several bizarre and shocking twists till the end comes, which reveals one final, mind-numbing twist itself, leaving you with more questions than answers. I will be going ga-ga about Shutter Island for awhile - it's just the huge Hitchcock fan inside me.
Laeddis, Rule of 4, #67, Spring 1952. No idea what I am talking about? Watch the movie. Highly recommended.
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