A superb thriller...

Rating: 9/10 (5 February 2013)

Summary: A massacrer disappears from Shutter Island's hospital for the wickedly insane. Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) an appointed WWII veteran and his partner Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo) are called upon to solve the case. Unfortunately, as Teddy becomes deep in thought in a cyclone of mystery and clear privacy, he becomes bit by bit more haunted by his alone demons, from his disturbing encounters in the war to his own sorrowful personal life.
While being visited by nightmares both appearing in his sleep and throughout his daily schedule. Teddy battles to move onward from his dreary past. While the nightmares are alarming in nature and tramples on Teddy's strength to carry out business. Scorsese positively accomplishes peace between the thrilling and often times disturbing dream cycles and Teddy's "reality". In fact, the bizarre dreams are some of the capable moments in the film .
Acting: Once again, DiCaprio clearly proves himself to be one of the greatest actor of our time. DiCaprio plays a man who is loaded by close demons but struggles to stand by an eye-catching look of the man he once was. His skill portray a man overpowered by the circles of human emotions is what makes him a rock solid in some of the greatest films to appear in the last decade or so. DiCaprio's alignment of extremely acclaimed films includes Gangs of New York, Catch Me if You Can, The Departed, Blood Diamond, and Titanic.
Keeping in equal with the standard set by DiCaprio's credited performance are the many other actors/actresses that made the film both dependable and at the top of the chart. Michelle Williams cunningly plays the role of Teddy's deceased wife Dolores, a woman struggling with uncontrolled depression. The actors who play the psychologists at Shutter Island do a superb job of filling up the already troubling and frightening nature of the film, particularly Ben Kingsley and Max von Sydow, playing the roles of Dr. Crawley and Dr. Naehring. Even the quick scenes bringing interviews with the patients of Shutter Island are described by strongly hair raising performances. Mark Ruffalo as Chuck does a fine job as playing as an investigational partner for Teddy.
Overall: Shutter Island embodies the end-all of a true thriller, from its engaging mystery to its plot twists. The energy to discover the true good guy and bad guy will keep moviegoers involved from the very beginning to the final scene. The movie is not Martin Scorsese's best but I do consider it to be one of DiCaprio's best performance.