While I didn’t expect to be disappointed by Martin Scrosese’s latest film, I was pleasantly surprised to find that Shutter Island is the best movie I’ve seen in awhile. My one word review when the credits started rolling was simply: “Wow.”

The movie does an excellent job of keeping tension in the air and keeping you guessing what direction things will take. Leonardo DiCaprio does an amazing job as a man haunted by his past who travels to a mental institution for the criminally insane to solve the disappearance of a patient. But as he begins to unravel a larger mystery, his reality becomes more and more unhinged. Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley and Michelle Williams also turn in stellar performances.

This movie had me riveted the entire time and talking about it for some time after. You might not want to live on Shutter Island, but it’s a great place to visit.