Not an ordinary movie

Rating: 9/10 (18 March 2010)

I don't normally comment on movies but this one got my attention. First person to give credit is Dennis Lehane because he wrote the book this movie is based on. Without him there would be no movie. So what is so special about it? It starts as a crime investigation story where two U.S. Marshalls investigate escape of one women out of institution for criminally insane on Shutter Island. The story mostly revolves around this investigation conducted by Teddy Daniels and his partner. To tell anything else I would have to give away parts of the plot. I can just say that this is not another crime story. This movies will mess with you and your expectations. I you firmly hold on to what you expect you might be disappointed. Good thing is that this film will ask for your engagement. It will drive you to think and ask many questions. Your intelligence will definitely not be insulted. It will get you out of your seat and remind you that there are still movies that are not predictable and require you to use your head. It will also move the ground beneath you. I am sorry I cannot discuss parts of the plot because it would ruin your experience of this movie. Main actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo and Ben Kingsly did a great job in playing their parts. Scoresese has done good in setting up the atmosphere in the movie a securely and boldly led the story to an end. But when the movie finishes it is not over, it still lives in you and you never forget it. I dare to say that it is pretty original. I have not seen some similar film. Maybe Hitchcock would make this kind of movie. Or some other great director from the past. If you are a great movies buff you cannot miss this one. I warn you, you could be disappointed with the way it unravels but this is the risk you have to take because you will probably love it. Go see it. In theater if you can.