Shockingly, many people don’t know that “Shutter Island” was the winner of a prestigious “Scootie” as Scooter & Hum’s #1 book of the year back in 2007. Well, Martin Scorsese knows, and he acted on that knowledge by electing to turn this phenomenal book into a movie.
OK, I’m not positive that the Scootie is the reason why Scorsese is involved, but the reality is that this flick has been in the works for quite a while now—and the trailer looks f’ing awesome. Let’s just say that, judging by movies like “Basketball Diaries,” “Blood Diamond” and “Gangs of New York,” Leonardo DiCaprio has major issues with using accents in flicks. However, if you can get past that (some can’t), he’s a good fit for this film. Mark Ruffalo would appear to be ideal for his role, while Ben Kingsley is always tremendous in whatever role he’s in. Throw in rumpled-hot Michelle Williams and Kelly Leak from “Bad News Bears” (Jackie Earle Haley, who only takes on jobs where he’s tormented and disturbed now) and the cast is certainly in place, especially with Scorsese to move the pieces.
Trailers can be misleading, but my first impression was that, while the book had more of a long, drawn-out building of suspense and intensity, the movie would appear to feature both from jumpstreet. “Shutter Island” was already my favorite Lehane book, but whether it can live up to the cinematic adaptation of “Mystic River” is the biggest question here. No Sean Penn puts you behind the eight-ball pretty quick, but if anybody can do it, it’s Scorsese. Let’s just say I’m than ready to decide for myself in October.
Anyway, check out the trailer … Giddyup.
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