Thoughts #7: Shutter Island
Let me preface my thoughts with the following: I cannot express in words or hand signals how much I loved this movie. It was brilliant in every sense of the word. It is when films like this get released that I can remind myself why I watch movies in the first place. Scorsese conducts genius yet again.
This film is a psychological thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio (Teddy Daniels), Mark Ruffalo (Chuck Aule) and Sir Ben Kingsley (Dr. Cawley) in 1954. Teddy and Chuck are federal marshals who have been recruited to investigate the mysterious escape and disappearance of a patient from the insane asylum located on Shutter Island. The story that follows makes both Teddy and Chuck question the true, unspoken events that occur on the island.
The plot may spend its time developing early on, but requires you to keep up in the end and remember small details throughout. With truly exceptional performances from all three main characters this film follows the epic nature of Scorsese’s other films and will either have a loving or hating audience as most of his films produce.
If you have not seen this movie yet, I strongly recommend you re-plan your evening with some Shutter Island in it.
Knocking Crazy Heart off the block as the best film so far of 2010, I would give Shutter Island 5 and a half stars if I could.
