Easily DiCaprio's best role

Rating: 9/10 (23 February 2010)

Firstly let me say that I went into this expecting it to be average at best...even with Scorcese at the helm the premise didn't overly excite me.
In a nutshell this is one of the most intriguing, on the edge of your seat, intelligent, gripping, thought provoking and finally heart wrenching movies ever made.
DiCaprio is brilliant as Teddy Daniels. Ben Kinglsey as usual is great as the lead Shrink. Max Von Sydow is creepy as hell as the ex Nazi turned Psychiatrist and the chemistry is fantastic.
What I liked about this is the setting....similar but different to Alcatraz, 'Shutter Island' is an off shore mental asylum for the criminally insane. The film is set in 1950's post WW2 and with flashbacks of the war and Leo's nightmares, it has a really creepy undertone.
I don't want to ruin this for anyone....GO SEE IT.
I will say one thing....the Double twist at the end is what finishes the movie off...
Good work Martin...this is terrific stuff.