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05. An adaptation of a novel by Dennis Lehane, whose Mystic River was the source...
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05. An adaptation of a novel by Dennis Lehane, whose Mystic River was the source of a fine Clint Eastwood film, this equally star-studded movie was developed as a project for shockster David Fincher with Brad Pitt in the lead role. But it ended up in the hands of Scorsese who, for his fourth fiction feature in a row, cast DiCaprio. That long history probably explains why it doesn’t feel much like a Scorsese film-except to the extent that it’s plainly the work of a film buff. It feels too long, which is a Scorsese trademark, but the single setting and the linear story keep it tight and clammy, something of a relief after the hopelessly overblown The Departed. Stylistically, it’s a pastiche of the classic melodramas of the 1950s, when it’s set: the mostly muted palette, cheesy back projection, deliberately clunky editing and plodding expository dialogue in the early scenes. But the script, rigorously faithful to Lehane’s convoluted plot, maintains momentum admirably and the neatly ambiguous ending is welcome. 5) According to the reviewer, “Shutter Island” could best be described as:
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