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Shutter Island Reviews

2010

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Drama is set in 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding on the remote Shutter Island. Read more

Starring	Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams
Director	Martin Scorsese
Genres	Drama

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  shutter island
  
  i've read the book by denise le hane (also wrote mystic river) and it was brilliant - can't wait to see this!
  
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  - a customer
  - Glasgow
  - 05 Aug 2009 at 22:23
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  - 0
  Not sure about this
  
  I didn't like this. A very clever plot, very clever acting, but a drawn out story, and in reality, we laboured with this one.
  
  If you are looking ... read more »
  
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- - Finno123
  - 5 reviews
  - 12 Feb 2012 at 20:15
- - 1
  - 0
  Interesting psycological thriller
  
  When the US Marshalls starts investigating the Mental Hospital, it is clear that nothing is what it seems and there is suspicion of a cover up.
  
  As ... read more »
  
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- 1091482
- - MCMG
  - 18 reviews
  - Milton Keynes
  - 12 Feb 2012 at 12:07
- - 2
  - 0
  This film is a must
  
  Exceptional Must See! DiCaprio is outstanding, gripping from start to finish, and it is a quality finish. For the record its not as scary as that weird old lady... read more »
  
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- 1090553
- - Si7
  - 3 reviews
  - 09 Feb 2012 at 19:23
- - 0
  - 0
  Got me eventually
  
  It took a while but eventually this film gripped me well and truly. My only beef is with the sound track,which I found overly melodramatic. And strange that the... read more »
  
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- - Parsifalangel
  - 4 reviews
  - 08 Feb 2012 at 13:40
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  - 1
  shutter island
  
  I have never seen such a load of rubbish as this film was you had to carry on watching to see how it ending which was not a very good ending to a film anyway
  
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- - a customer
  - 07 Feb 2012 at 10:29
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  - 0
  Excellent Rental
  
  What a great film!
  
  Me & my partner watched it and enjoyed trying to unravel the mystery - which we did do, about halfway through, however we were... read more »
  
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- 1089057
- - Giddy72
  - 27 reviews
  - Rugeley
  - 05 Feb 2012 at 16:31
- - 0
  - 0
  psyco film worth the watch
  
  i liked this because it keeps you guessing right to the end i am not a big fan of leonardo decaprio but this film had a good thought out plot line and it was ... read more »
  
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- - mamabank
  - 7 reviews
  - newcastle
  - 01 Feb 2012 at 22:31
- - 0
  - 0
  Almost a classic
  
  Excellent film. Not an absolute classic but atmospheric setting is well supported by an excellent story line with a good amount of suspense and a nice twist.read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 31 Jan 2012 at 12:43
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  - 0
  DiCaprio at his best?
  
  Great film but, given the nature of the subject matter, don't expect to feel uplifted at the end! Fantastically acted, full of intrigue and suspense, I ... read more »
  
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- - LaurentJ
  - 5 reviews
  - Blandford Forum
  - 27 Jan 2012 at 22:32
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  - 0
  dicaprio at his best.
  
  Fantastic. Complex layers of reallity and perception mean you are never quite sure what is going on even after you have finished the film and turned it off. An ... read more »
  
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- - dmoonster
  - 5 reviews
  - 22 Jan 2012 at 21:00
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- - 53
  - 43
  shutter island
  
  i've read the book by denise le hane (also wrote mystic river) and it was brilliant - can't wait to see this!
  
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- 794227
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  - a customer
  - Glasgow
  - 05 Aug 2009 at 22:23
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  Strangely oldfashioned
  
  I saw this in the US recently. It started well but was slow paced. The plot line is ridiculous, which is not necessarily a problem if you can be persuaded to ... read more »
  
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  - Frodsham
  - 04 Mar 2010 at 17:33
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  - 5
  Not good
  
  ok ive seen this film,the way the adverts made this out to be like a horror its anything but!! its very predictable,you know whats going to happen at the end. ... read more »
  
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- - Angelika24
  - 10 reviews
  - Aberdeen
  - 07 Mar 2010 at 18:33
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  Quite Clever
  
  I liked that movie. I had no idea what to expect and until the end I was kept in the dark.
  
  The twist is hard to guess and the story is chilling.read more »
  
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  - Chantal
  - 1022 reviews
  - London
  - 04 Mar 2010 at 23:52
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  Shutter Island
  
  What the hell was this all about.. shutter Island is probally the worse film i have seen for many many years.. Good job i did not go the the flicks to watch ... read more »
  
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- - Kronic
  - 53 reviews
  - LONDON
  - 27 Mar 2010 at 08:38
- - 11
  - 4
  Big and stupid but a load fun
  
  Influential and innovative American director Martin Scorsese’s latest film stars Leonardo DiCaprio in a scenery chewing performance as Teddy Daniels, a US ... read more »
  
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- 874208
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  - Daniel Pollard
  - Manchester, England
  - 19 Mar 2010 at 15:41
- - 10
  - 3
  A Proper Head Twister
  
  Wow this was pretty powerful stuff, its still floating round my head making more sense all the time. Parts seem a little contrived at first and there seems a ... read more »
  
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  - Sezzle
  - 49 reviews
  - Worcester
  - 14 Mar 2010 at 22:44
- - 7
  - 3
  worth a watch!
  
  It's been a week since I saw Shutter Island, and I am still thinking about it! I think I really need to watch it again or read the book, as after talking ... read more »
  
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- - clairesdog
  - 3 reviews
  - Barrow in Furness
  - 10 Aug 2010 at 00:31
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  - 3
  Must concentrate!
  
  This is a really good film but I must admit, when it finished I had to go over it in my mind (of which I am still doing now). Its not a film you can keep ... read more »
  
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- - Fastcat
  - 5 reviews
  - Birmingham
  - 25 Aug 2010 at 11:19
- - 7
  - 4
  Overrated and obvious
  
  I saw the adverts for it, thought,'wow, that looks great' and went along to the cinema within the 1st week of it's release.
  
  On top of it... read more »
  
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- 894334
- - Ang2911
  - 41 reviews
  - FIFE, SCOTLAND.
  - 27 May 2010 at 13:06

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  Mark Ruffalo and Leonardo DiCaprio team up as a pair of U.S. Marshals who travel to a secluded island off the coast of Massachusetts to search for an escaped mental patient, uncovering a web of deception along the way as they battle the forces of nature and a prison riot in this period film ...

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  Drama is set in 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding on the remote Shutter Island....