[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by o.c.d.

I always check the tomato meter at http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1198124-shutter_island/ It sounds like it's not a bust but I'm easily amused and horror and thrillers are my fav. I'll give it a chance.

These two comments from that rotten tomatoes site pretty much sums it up for me "It comes on strong, but in its bloody heart of hearts it’s no more resonant than one of those old Vincent Price-Edgar Allan Poe contraptions – and less entertaining, too." and "The film's audio-video barrage ultimately just puffs up corny B-movie material to the point of distension." I also love horror thriller movies and honestly if I went to the movie thinking it was going to be more like a documentary then a horror thriller then I may have enjoyed it more. However the music is very much like a corny B-movie, which when the movie is trying to be serious it's a bit of a turn off.