An Island Not Meant for Vacations

Rating: 10/10 (4 July 2010)

Leo never stood out to me as a great actor. Before it hits the fans, I always thought his movies were lengthy and overrated. Though I decided from the trailers and reviews from this film, that it would be different and more of a complex physcological thriller. It definitely is. This is a very confusing film, with that being so various twists and turns come about and it's hard to give a legitimate answer for a plot. I will make it as simplistic as possible and try to go more in-depth with my opinion to expand this review.
Two Federal Marshalls, Teddy Daniels (Leo) and his partner, Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo), go to the Ashecliff Hospital for the criminally insane on the remote Shutter Island. They try to investigate and piece together the mystery of what happened in the disappearance of Rachel Solando (Emily Mortimer). With her being in a locked room it's as if she evaporated through the walls.
The head psychiatrist, Dr. John Cawley (Ben Kingsley) harasses the Marshall's and plays mind games on the two as well, being a major pain. While continuous twists and turns overwrite the movie, the film has no holes and really leads up to the suspense moments. The film's tone is very dark and creepy just like the book it represents.
Many would say that this movie is too confusing, rightfully it is, but still, when followed with a third eye you can see more twists unfold by the second. Every little detail builds and adds to the resolution at the end. I will definitely re-watch it to see if I could point out more curves I may have missed in my first viewing of the film done back in February.
Another thing that made this film great was the excellent charisma and bonding relationship between Martin Scorsese and Leonardo Di-Caprio. They worked previously on the 2006 Academy Award show stealer The Departed so no doubt that they no what they are doing together. All in all, Shutter Island is an absolute blast of Suspenseful action combined with the excellence of true beauty in film-making. An early candidate for the best film of 2010.
Starring: Leonardo Di-Caprio, Ben Kingsley, Mark Ruffalo, and Michelle Williams. Directed by: Martin Scorsese.