"Shutter Island"

Rarely can a movie that is based on a book stay true to said book without adding some stupid Hollywood element or storyline that ruins key narrative and text-based flow. Shutter Island, however, succeeded in staying true to Dennis Lehane's literary vision word for word. Cawley was a little more pleasant in person than on page (I finished the book about 24 hours before seeing the film, so the characters were fresh for comparison; unfortunately, though, seeing trailers ruined some of the visual development that constitutes one of the joys of reading), but otherwise, every line, every scene, and every dark asylum corner resonated well between the two often-in-conflict mediums of entertainment.

Also, good use of foreboding piano notes, Scorcese.