“It was a dark and stormy night.” That’s basically how “Shutter Island” opens. But director Martin Scorsese and screenwriter Laeta Kalogridis (adapting Dennis Lehane’s novel) use this formulaic premise to spin a far more arresting, emotional, and thought-provoking story than most films of any genre.
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dick flick \ˈdik-ˈflik\
nounA film meeting one or more of the following criteria:
1. less than 25% (1 out of 4) of the leading roles are female;
2. less than 25% of all the speaking roles are female;**
3. fewer than 25% of the total lines go to female characters.**
**obsolete due to sheer impracticality
Synonyms: movie, film, Oscar winner
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