RedFive said:

CP3S said:

I loved that movie while watching it, thought it was shaping up to be a great little mystery thriller, especially when he met the woman in the cave. It was getting really exciting with all the conspiracy stuff. Then all the twists kicked in... and I was pretty disappointed. Feels like everything goes for the "WHAT A TWIST!!!" shock reaction these days. Comes off as a lame gimmick to me. Tired of it. Very disappointed by Shutter Island in the end, felt it could have been so much more.

I thought the same thing upon seeing it the first time, but the movie really stands up to multiple viewings. Once you know what is actually going on you can pay more attention to the subtleties of the characters and the mystery, and to Scorsese's great directing.

I've seen Shutter Island twice more since I wrote the above post. I have to agree with RedFive (I miss him) about it standing up well to multiple viewings. I still think I might have really liked to see the film I initially thought it was halfway through my first viewing prior to the big twist, but I really have come to enjoy and appreciate it as it is.