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On the dark side of conventionality
By - 03-25-2010 04:11 PM
Originally Posted at: The Japan Times Online
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There's a huge dollop of conventionality at work in Martin Scorsese's "Shutter Island" but it's hard to say whether that emanates from the story's particular backdrop (suit and fedora-hatted mid-1950s) or Scorsese's own, atypical lapse into connect-the-dots storytelling. Not to say that conventionality is bad per se. In this case it works in the story's favor (adapted from a novel by Dennis Lehane), enhancing the dank creepiness and tinging the atmosphere like the smell of bad sewage on a rainy day.
Despite the Scorsese brand logo, the unveiling of "Shutter Island" took an awfully long time even in the United States, the actual release date did a sizably lengthy skid from the originally announced October 2009 date to just last month. Though the wait didn't do any damage to box-office sales, the reviews from the U.S. were generally unfavorable, even harsh echoing perhaps, the feel-bad tones of the whole package.
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The Japan Times Online
By - 03-25-2010 04:11 PM
Originally Posted at: The Japan Times Online
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There's a huge dollop of conventionality at work in Martin Scorsese's "Shutter Island" but it's hard to say whether that emanates from the story's particular backdrop (suit and fedora-hatted mid-1950s) or Scorsese's own, atypical lapse into connect-the-dots storytelling. Not to say that conventionality is bad per se. In this case it works in the story's favor (adapted from a novel by Dennis Lehane), enhancing the dank creepiness and tinging the atmosphere like the smell of bad sewage on a rainy day.
Despite the Scorsese brand logo, the unveiling of "Shutter Island" took an awfully long time even in the United States, the actual release date did a sizably lengthy skid from the originally announced October 2009 date to just last month. Though the wait didn't do any damage to box-office sales, the reviews from the U.S. were generally unfavorable, even harsh echoing perhaps, the feel-bad tones of the whole package.
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The Japan Times Online
