Shutter Island

Walking into a Scorcese movie is not like walking into any movie. You go in with certain expectations and an idea of the sorts of characters he likes to construct. Shutter Island plays like an idea i've seen done before but with better cinematography. It's like in 3rd grade, when a kid in my class got an A++ for his project on Australia even though he basically printed off everything the online encyclopedia had and it being the early 90's most kids didn't have access to such things. The acting was well done and the writing, though predictable and somewhat muddled, was still entertaining. The strongest aspect of the film was the cinematography. Scorcese definitely took cues from Kubrik, and some of the cranes shots were amazing but somehow it still felt like I was watching a print of a Scorcese film and not the real thing. He went through the motions, but it just didn't compare to his other works. All the same motifs and personas were there, but it all just seemed so tiresome. I did not dislike this film I just wish I could have left the film with more.