tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13799403.post2907809571996839043..comments2023-10-19T13:01:39.731+01:00Comments on Confessions of a Film Critic: Shutter IslandJohn Maguirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06580990308415894733noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13799403.post-30318342978179016632010-04-14T00:09:40.284+01:002010-04-14T00:09:40.284+01:00Hi Sophomore
At the time of writing, Shutter Isla...Hi Sophomore<br /><br />At the time of writing, Shutter Island is still playing in cinemas across Ireland. It opened a couple of weeks ago, and will be around for a couple of weeks yet. That's relevant enough for me.John Maguirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580990308415894733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13799403.post-64180350215655575252010-04-14T00:03:40.658+01:002010-04-14T00:03:40.658+01:00i don't understand how you can be terribly rel...i don't understand how you can be terribly relevant online if you publish reviews months after the films come out. i know they don't arrive to Ireland that quickly, but man, are you trying to bulild an international followingdogglsophomorecritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14320637485303592977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13799403.post-32046735116090646072010-04-06T14:38:56.584+01:002010-04-06T14:38:56.584+01:00I really didn't like this film at all - From t...I really didn't like this film at all - From the start and the obvious blue screen background to the final ending. <br /><br />I love film noir, and really enjoy Scorsese's films, especially his work with Di Caprio, but this film was terrible. I felt that it was overwhelmed with clichés - that in the postmodern age need to be fresher if they are to be used seriously. It felt like parody, like an intellectual version of scary movie for the film noir fans. <br /><br />In places the dialogue was unbelievably bad, and the the twists and turns of the story were obvious. There were many plot holes, for example, Chuck and Teddy would have met when the boarded the boat, so their conversation on boat was redundant, pointing out the farce of the entire movie. I also felt it was also about 30 minutes too long, and Emily Mortimer's accent was terrible! <br /><br />I was really disappointed with the overall film, and maybe that's because I had such high expectations for Scorsese and Di Caprio on their fourth collaboration, but I'm sure the film could have benefited from a re-working of the script, better effects and re-editing. It is a good story, it just isn't a great story. I'd say C-Deirdrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17026526889200909737noreply@blogger.com