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While I knew that Scorcese is, at his best, mostly hype, I didn't realise just how far over the hill he is until I wasted 2 1/2 hours of my life yawning through this silly mind game. The acting was uninspired -- except, ironically, for the extras and bit players -- and the non-existent "plot" was just plain dumb. Who is crazy? Who isn't? Gosh, could all this be an elaborate plot or is somebody bonkers? Here's a "spoiler": if you pay to see this fiasco, YOU are crazy. (My excuse is that it was the opening day and I was bored, lol) This film will thrill those who are young enough and/or dense enough to not know the difference between asinine rambling and suspenseful story telling. If you liked Avatar, you'll love this one. Otherwise, save your time and money for something worthwhile.
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I like your review. I like the way you put it "Who is crazy? Who isn't? " because that describes this movie well. It goes on and on on that premise. It seems like the entire movie is setting up these elements to no purpose. You get it, and now you want the next step in the movie and it never comes or atleast not till the end. I liked this better than Avatar because in Avatar I felt no connection to the characters. Did you not feel that you did connect or relate to all the main characters in Shutter? I did. For me this is a big deal because I find this is where Avatar and many movies are lacking. Did you atleast not find Leonardo's and Ben Kingsley's acting quite good? And I liked the cinematography. I like a movie to transfer me to someplace else. And I felt this movie (though I was disappointed with it) did take me to another place.
Paranirvana, You make some good points, especially about the importance of being able to "connect" with the characters -- something which is crucial in any kind of movie. I found that Leonardo and Max and Ben, all superb actors, just couldn't do much with the script. I connected more with the supporting actors, even the crazy captain of the guards. Sadly, the only place this movie took me was to a loony bin, and that to no discernible purpose. The film "Don't Say A Word" did a better job of that, as did the Kevin Spacey flick, K-Pax. With Shutter Island, I lost all empathy with the characters by the time it had rambled to an end. I had also run out of popcorn, and that was the best part of the movie, lol.