The best film of the year so far.

Rating: 9/10 (28 June 2010)

Timeless director Martin Scorsese returns with his new movie, a Gothic asylum thriller called Shutter island,based on Dennis Lehane's novel. I read Lehane's novel,and Lehane,being the genius that he is(also wrote Mystic river),had me engaged in the novel within 3o pages. The film is just as engaging.
Leonardo DiCaprio delivers one of his best performances as Teddy Daniels, a U.S. Marshall who travels down to a mental hospital with his partner Chuck(played well by Mark Ruffalo) on an island on Boston Harbor. They are searching for Rachael Solando(played excellently by Emily Mortimer)who seems to have vanished.
Teddy is also there in search of his wife's(played by Michelle Williams)killer too. Teddy has these flashbacks and dreams involving her and Nazis. He soon finds out that nobody on this island is what they seem.
This film wasn't very successful. With critics that is. So it most likely won't be an Oscar nominee. But if it is nominated for one thing, that is Dicaprio. Dicaprio is a good actor. It's about time that he wins an Oscar.
Why did I love this movie so much? The music played throughout is perfect. The casting choices are well chosen. Ben Kingsley is terrific as the evil doctor. Even the cameos are terrific. Especially from Jackie Earle Haley(Little children) who is the king of being creepy. But I can't forget to mention Emily Mortimer. For the brief couple of minutes that she is on screen,she is electrifying.
The film had me easily as engaged as the novel did,and that was a lot. Scorsese does a terrific job with the creepy sense used. He does a good job here. And the twist is a good one. It's not a twist that ends on a confusing level. It actually makes sense.
Scorsese is timeless. This is not his best film but it's one of them in my opinion. All of his films have a little difference. Though most of them are mob related. I like it when he tries something new though. Like with Cape fear and The color of money(which I didn't like)and The Aviator. Shutter island is the best of those films just mentioned,and it's my favorite film so far this year.
Shutter island:A+