I find the acclaim for this film surprising. I found it to be painfully predicable from very early on, it was practically phoned in, and it made the whole last act just drag on. I got to the point that I'd joined enough dots that I just wanted it to end and it was only Oscar winner Robert Richardson's photography that kept me engaged.

DiCaprio was great; once again Scorsese draws out the best in him. There's never a doubt it's a Scorsese film either, but he's taken weaker material and turned it into a better film.

This was excellent, I wasn't expecting much but I really ended up enjoying it. Want to watch again sometime.

Not many movies get me to read a book.. Hell, getting me to read a book is akin to a miracle. Shutter Island was the divine intervention that got me to visit a book store and spend 2 days reading a book cover to cover. The movie is great the book is even better.