Leonardo DiCaprio plays a detective investigating the disappearance of a psychiatric patient from an institution on the isolated Shutter Island. The film is well-acted, atmospheric and keeps you guessing. I won’t elaborate on the plot as it would be difficult to do without spoiling it. A tense psychological drama that keeps you guessing with twists and turns on the way. Highly recommended.

Wow, this film is great and well written. It has you hooked from start to finish in the same sort of way as the wickerman.
When you get into watching this film you feel for the characters. Your opinion changes though with one of the greatest twists i have ever seen in a film. This will surely be a classic.

Unmissable and unique psychological thriller which has the potential to be the best movie of 2010. The story is complex and creepy yet engaging and very cleverly written so it keeps you hooked throughout. Great acting, especially by Leonardo Dicaprio who is fantastic yet again. Be warned though the end messes with your mind and keeps you thinking long after it finishes. I went straight out and bought the book.

This firm starts with a very Hitchcock feel with stilted converstation and an echoey ‘studio’ feeling soundtrack, it was so marked it can only have been a deliberate decision – but don’t let that put you off it very quickly gets into its stride and once it does the story unfolds beautifully.

I’ve not seen many films recently that have caused me to think back over it so many times after watching. It’s difficult to fault and will definately be watching again. A clever and entertaining movie.

Shutter Island is one of the most well crafted psychological thrillers to come by since Silence Of The Lambs. And it is no coincidence both were brilliantly written novels. Shutter Island is adapted by a book written by Dennis Lehane (wrote gone baby, gone and mystic river). It is a book filled with twists and turns, that will leave the reader dizzy. And, that is what it’s film counterpart does to the fullest. Martin Scorsese helms the director chair, in a movie where he is more free than any before. This is Scorsese at his most unrestrained.

Marty takes what he has learned from the great films of the past and puts it into his. The master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock’s influence is everywhere you look in this film. And it is no wonder, considering Scorsese even showed one of his greatest works to the crew: Vertigo. And many of those ideas are present in Shutter Island; the cliff scenes scream Hitchcock. This is a film that creeps and crawls, and is filled with dark corners. And it is all heightened by the coming storm that looms over the island. This is classic film noir.

The story follows Teddy, a federal Marshall, and his partner Chuck (Played by DiCaprio and Ruffulo). They go to this mysterious island enveloped in fog to investigate an escape. From these opening scenes, Marty has set up a dark and creepy premise.

Almost the whole movie incorporates this story as Teddy desperately tries to find the truths he seeks. Teddy is shown as a scared man; a man of war and violence as portrayed in various flashbacks. These will go on to be increasingly important as the story progresses. We follow Teddy on his quest, through every dark corridor and perilous confrontations. Slowly, we are given pieces to the puzzle, but the audience does not even realize it. For we, like Teddy, are blind. For the moment at least. It is because of this that the thrilling conclusion will leave many blindsided. But, you see, that is where this thriller becomes something more. We as the audience are put in Teddy’s shoes, and we feel all the things he feels. It is a complete assault on the senses, and it works beautifully.

This is a film you must watch carefully. That is another thing that sets this apart, it is a horror film that makes you actually think. In this day and age, I’m not surprised some found it terrible esp. after their brains have been turned to mush by these new gore filled horror films. Scorsese’s ultimate goal here is to wake you up. And trust me, you probably wont like it.

This is also a film I would recommend seeing a second time. In fact, it is even better the second time. All those pieces of that puzzle you didn’t catch the first time, you will the second. You see, we as the audience are first put in the shoes of Teddy. The second? Well, without giving too much away, lets just say you are put in someones else’s shoes entirely during the second viewing.

Shutter Island. A film that will make you question your own sanity. A film that will leave you breathless. A film that has re-ignited the thriller genre. A film that will leave you, and the main character, searching for answers.

I’ve just finished reading the book, as recommended by other reviews on Amazon, and can only say it’s absolutely brilliant, can’t wait for the film to come out on DVD/Blueray now.

For anyone who likes psychological thrillers, this is a must see film.

I felt it to be a very close to Dennis Lehane’s novel.

With some excellent performances,in particular Leonardo Dicaprio!

This is one of the best films I have seen for a long time – A must see!!!!

As soon as I heard about this film I was very excited. Sounded like a great plot, plus DiCaprio and Scorsese make a great team. This film is no exception, it has everything a thriller film should have. Twists, mystery, suspense, great cinematography, and an excellent ending. A very un-Scorsese like film in my opinion, I had to keep reminding myself while watching it that he was directing. DiCaprio is fantastic, and had it been released around Oscar time I’m sure he would have been in the running for a Best Actor nomination. I won’t say much about the plot, as it is best to go in and not know much about it. But, a casual film viewer that just wants entertainment may not enjoy this. It requires a lot of thinking, as the plot is complex and there are many characters involved. If you like your films complex and like ones that delve deep and make you think, then this should be perfect.

After seeing Shutter Island it was the first time that I’d liked a movie enough to want to go and see it twice. Set in the 1950′s about federal marshal Teddy Daniels who is sent with his partner Chuck Aule to investigate the disappearance of a dangerous patient from a psychiatric facility. The story line is quite complex (Although personally I prefer it that way.) and end to me was reminiscent of George Orwell’s 1984. It is brilliantly directed with great performances from the cast, the cinematography is very original and while it did meander slightly toward the middle and the music was over dramatic it is a brilliant movie that you continue to think about long after it has finished and by far one of the best psychological movies of recent times.