I know this is a bit late, but on the opening day of Shutter Island my friends and I flocked to the theater just like many others do that day. It was my friend’s birthday and he wanted to see Shutter Island. I saw the previews for it and was intrigued, but even more excited when I heard all these great reviews from “professional” film critics. So many were like Leo is at his best, Martin Scorcese scores a big one with Shutter Island. People, go and see it for yourself and I will say that the critics have struck out on this one.

The film is based in 1954 and stars Leonardo DiCraprio as Teddy Daniels. His partner is Chuck Aule, played by Mark Ruffalo, and the two of them are assigned to investigate a missing patient at a maximum security psychiatric ward. The ward is on an island called Shutter Island, hence the title. While trying to investigate the missing patient they seem to not get any help from the staff of the ward. The staff is hiding something from the two detectives and Teddy wants to uncover it.

I love Martin Scorcese, but this film was not his best directing. There was terrible flash back scenes that seemed too far fetched. It seemed that in the flashbacks and dreams the ghost of Teddy’s wife was giving him clues on how to solve the case. Leo’s fake Brooklyn accent was terrible, and again shows to me that he is not that great of an actor people make him out to be. I still say his best film was “Whats Eating Gilbert Grape,” and that is because Leo played himself. He seems to have the same acting element in every film, and it just bores me. Him being in the film was one of the biggest worries I had about the film, and I was right. Mark Ruffalo and Ben Kingsley did a great job, unfortunately their performances were not major ones.

After we exited the theater of this film, every person I walked by said “This movie was stupid.” I have never been to a film that so many people did not like it, or were truly upset with. The previews do not look bad, but let me remind you people this is a mystery movie not a horror/thriller. A lot of people went into the film thinking it was going to be a horror movie, and it is not. I knew it was going to be a mystery and still thought it was terrible. I bet you will see this movie drop down the box office fast after word gets around about how bad it is. It only did well the first week because of the preview and the hype.

This past Valentine’s Day, I spent time with my loved one just like many others do on this Hallmark created day. We started our Vday by exchanging gifts, then going out to a wonderful dinner, and ending it with the movie Valentine’s Day. Of course, I did not want to see it, or even give it a chance. A movie named after a day made just for women, is a movie just for women. I heard so many bad rumors about the film, and how terrible a film would have to be to have that many good actors in it, for such a low budget. Well, after I heard some people say it was good, I felt a little bit better. I mean if it was my choice of a movie for Valentine’s Day weekend, it would of been Wolfman. I know, very romantic. You have to think though there is action and romance in it. It can bring the female and male audience. While Valentine’s Day only brings the female audience.

Well, here we are. At the movie theatre, i’m sitting down and the Carmike theatre is completely filthy. The film is about several people who are falling into or out of love on Valentine’s Day. Reed,played by Ashton Kutcher, starts his day off with the beautiful Jessica Alba, by proposing to her. The story then intertwines many other couples who are all connected through out that day. I enjoy films that are like this, especially mysteries. I will give a kudos to the writers of this film, who did make the film interesting enough by seeing who is connected to who and how. The star power in this movie included Jamie Foxx, Kathy Bates, Julia Roberts, Jessica Biel, Bradley Cooper, and much much more. For the young tweens, it even included Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner.

The film was over two hours long, which made it even more dreadful. I know the story could of been shorten, drastically. The film did hold my attention, and I know that every female enjoyed it. Besides the length of the movie I only had a few bad things to really say about the film. First being, Taylor Swift needs to stay a singer. She was a terrible actress, and I believe she could lose fans if she continues. Second, just knowing that Julia Roberts was paid 500,000 a minute for that film makes me sick. She is in it for six minutes, and barely has any lines. She also gets 3% of the profit. That girl has a hell of an agent, because her star power is not that great any more if you ask me. I have not enjoyed any of her films since Erin Brockevich and I can barely even say that.

On another note, women, please do not make your men see films like this in theater. A movie theater costs so much money now these days, and the big reason you go is for the experience. Films that have loud sounds or amazing 3D graphics are worth it. You pay all that money for the surround sound and the amazing screen. You do not need surround sound for romance or dramas. The Wolfman would of been worth seeing because it is an action, it could be terrible all I know, but you can get my drift. Romance films are better watched on the couch snuggling together instead of sitting uncomfortably in chairs.