Who Is Number 67?

Rating: 10/10 (9 February 2012)

I went to see this at the theater on opening day, not only did I see it once but twice, it's that good. Imagine an ex US Marshal who was put in an Institution for the mentally ill/criminally insane. It happened to Teddy Daniels, an Ex US Marshal in the 1950's. The story starts out as an interesting on to Marshal's show up on Shutter Island for an investigation. Once there clues start to pop up about a missing patient Andrew Laddius. Daniels and his partner start to investigate this so called missing patient or # 67. The viewer starts to put the puzzle together, with the help of other patients at Sutter Island we see that this is not a real investigation, it is a last ditch effort to cure Teddy Daniels. He was committed two years ago when he found out his wife killed their 3 children. I would say maybe he had some sort of break down or something that part wasn't clear to me.
Teddy's doctor is doing a new treatment in order to cure Teddy Daniels of his violent behavior. It is like a role playing game they are preforming at Shutter Island. Teddy/Andrew Laddius, must convince the doctor he is cured of his delusions of being a current U.S. Marshal or else this experimental treatment is all for nothing and the next step for Teddy is a Lobotomy . This treatment has most everyone involved, that works there; as well as some of the patients, and his partner is really his psychiatrist.
In the end Teddy/Andrew finds out the truth, what his doctor is doing, what happened to put him as a patient at Sutter Island, but in the end when you think he would snap out of it he doesn't. I thought with an experimental treatment, maybe it would work. Then the ending comes and he begins to talk to his psychiatrists/doctor, like he's still with the Marshal Service. Then U see the psychiatrist shake his head; and they come to take Teddy away.
I loved the movie; but the ending I thought could have been better. I thought sure he would snap out of it and realize that it was a therapeutic way to treat him; but it failed. I guess if anyone when though the psychological trauma he did, it would be a miracle if you could heal from that. THX, Kris L. CocKayne