Shutter Island
Directed By: Martin Scorsese
Written By: Laeta Kalogridis, Steven Knight (Based on the book by Dennis Lehane)
Produced By: Martin Scorsese, Bradley J. Fisher, Mike Medavoy, Arnold W. Messer
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Kingsley, Mark Ruffalo, Michelle Williams
Plot: U.S Marshall Edward "Teddy" Daniels (DiCaprio) and his partner, Chuck Aule (Ruffalo) are sent to a psychiatric facility on "Shutter Island" to investigate the mysterious disappearance of one of their patients.
Martin Scorsese is reknowned for his complex and dark films, for example, Taxi Driver and The Departed. Shutter Island follows this pattern. But Scorses is clever in the way that he has crafted this film. He tries to convince us that this is a fairly simple thriller, when in reality it is a smart picture, and extremely complex. However this could also be a negative, simply because some people do not want to have to think, and try to work out the ending, the just want to enjoy the cinematic experience. But the end result, is mind blowing, fantastic and leaves us mulling the plot over in our minds numerous film times to grasp the concept of the finale.
The musical score that accompanies Scorses artful piece, is wonderous to listen to, and is a superb companion to the film. In certain scenes, the score is what makes this film so emotional and raw. Once we get deeper and deeper into the storyline, the picture starts to become slightly clearer, and we see that what seems like a sup-plot, is the main plot. Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo and Ben Kingsley give absolutely superb performances right through out the film. Definately a must see.
Eammon Jacobs
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