Shutter Island

Shutter Island (2010)

 Directed by Martin Scorsese

Writers:Laeta Kalogridis (screenplay), Dennis Lehane (novel)

Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Emily Mortimer and Mark Ruffalo

 I have always had a love hate relationship with Leonardo Di Caprio, he was fantastic in 'Whats Eating Gilbert Grape', but then became teen pinup material in the mid to late 90's, however, when he started working with Martin Scorsese, magic occured, Shutter Island is their third work together and as always Scorsese brings out the best in his leading man.

Drama set in 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding nearby.

This is a great movie full of twists and turns, whats the truth and what is fiction, is this all an elaborate role play used to help get Daniels back to sanity or is he really being tricked into never leaving. It has great moments of flashbacks to his dead wife, and sights from Dacau when he was in WWII. 

It has a fantastic cast from Michelle Williams to veterans like Max Von Sydow and Sir Ben Kinglsey.

I was a bit nervous about watching the movie but i'm glad I did, even now i'm still trying to work out the ending and enjoying doing so, give it a go its a great thriller of our time.

Are we going into another golden age of cinema?