This isn't Martin Scorsese's best but I'll tell you what, It's one of the finest films any one else other than Scorsese could have made. Leonardo Di Caprio stars as Marshal Edward "Teddy" Daniels, who is looking for a runaway patient, Rachel Solando from the Ashecliff Hospital for the criminally disturbed, on Shutter Island. His partner, Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo) is working with him for the first time.
Dr. Cawley, played by Ben Kingsley is the Head of the institution. As Teddy investigates the case, he figures that there is more than just the disappearance of Rachel Solando. He, himself is constantly tormented by ghosts of the past (His dead wife & people he killed during World War II). Exploring the eerie facility and questioning Its even more eerie residents, Teddy realizes that eccentricity of the institution is getting onto him.
The first half of the movie has no explanations. Bizarre events, uptight doctors and watchful staff leaves you thinking that in the land of the insane, the sane have no reason or right to be there.
The second half, especially towards the end, is when the pieces start falling into place and even though the conclusion seems predictable, you still have to figure out the reasons why!
You have to bow down to Scorsese for creating the film into a perfect psychological thriller. It isn't easy when one takes a written fiction and moulds the characters visually without making just another lame imitation; And even though, Di Caprio has wowed the audience with better performances in his other films, you have to agree that Teddy Daniels wouldn't have been complete without him.
The film is based on the novel, Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane.
