Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Kingsley, Mark Ruffalo
From the very opening scene of Martin Scorsese's "Shutter Island" the eerie background score pumps up the sense of despair, as the ferry carrying US Marshal Teddy Daniels (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) and his partner Chuck (played by Mark Ruffalo) approaches the isolated island that houses their destination. The officers must visit the Ashecliffe Asylum for the criminally insane to investigate the sudden disappearance of a potentially dangerous female inmate.
As Teddy questions doctors and inmates, all under the watchful supervision of creepy head psychiatrist Dr Cawley (played by Ben Kingsley), he begins to suspect that the mental assylum is not at all what it seems to be.
Teddy, unfortunately, has his own problems. A World War II veteran, he can't seem to shake off his ghosts, and is haunted by images of concentration camps and Holocaust crimes. He's also having as much trouble getting over the tragic death of his wife who was killed in a fire set by a former patient at Ashecliffe.
"Shutter Island", directed by Scorsese, considered by many as one of the best directors in the business, , relies on atmospherics. The bleak grey skies, the thrashing weather, those waves lashing against the rocky shores strir up a sense of uncertainty and dread that's further emphasized by the ominous score.
The audience is equally anxious to find out the truth about the island and most important about waht goes about in the light house .The line between reality and delusion, between sanity and insanity, begins to blur early on in the film when it becomes apparent that nobody - neither the psychopaths nor the psychiatrists - are being entirely honest here.
Leonardo DiCaprio plays Teddy Daniels as something of a insecure soldier, a man prone to violent outbursts, a permanently scowling fellow who looks more rattled the more he discovers. DiCaprio tells us why he's still the one among the best in the industry. He plays the character so well that every movement tends to drive straight into the audiences' heart.
At roughly 2 hours and 20 minutes, the film is way too long for an english movie, and pulls too many tricks - although you'd be lying if you said you didn't fall for most. Even if you are extra smart and managed to guess the twist in the end, but there is no way that you can predict how Scorsese gets there.
Overall it's an exciting, intriguing film that demands a second viewing to fully grasp its ambition. I'm going with four out of five for Martin Scorsese's "Shutter Island". The last line of dialogue alone will leave you stunned, wondering if you figured out anything at all in the end.
Good one..change your back ground though!!!liked your old one better
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