Shutter Island
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: February 19, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 37 Critic Reviews
Positive:
26
Mixed:
7
Negative:
4
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
38
Washington PostAnn Hornaday
If Shutter Island, a gothic thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo, were put to a free association test, the word most likely to come to mind would certainly be "weird." Read full review
30
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
Scorsese is pushing, I guess, for something that combines a '40s horror-thriller with a contemporary psychological tragedy. What he ends up with is more like a Hardy Boys mystery directed by David Lynch. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Scorsese stuffs the film with heavy-handed art direction and piles on a ludicrously ominous soundtrack. The soundtrack is a constant reminder of the movie's importance and only highlights its unimportance. Read full review
20
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
Something TERRIBLE is afoot. Sadly, that something turns out to be the movie itself. Read full review
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