
www.mannythemovieguy.com I worship at the altar of Martin Scorsese. Hes one of the few filmmakers whose rich body of work expounds on the evils of power. In Shutter Island, the greatest living American director investigates a different kind of power the human mind. Based on Dennis Lehanes best-selling novel, Shutter Island is a psychological suspense thriller where the narrative unfolds on an island housing Ashecliffe Hospital, a sanatorium for the criminally insane. Set in 1954 during the height of the Cold War, US Marshal Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his new partner Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo) have come to Shutter Island to investigate the disappearance of a patient, multiple murderess Rachel Solando (Emily Mortimer) who vanishes despite being kept in a locked cell under constant surveillance. But when Daniels discovers a note written by Solando asking Who is 67?, the investigation takes a darker, sinister route. Daniels suspects conspiracies within the hospital that include disreputable medical experiments, secret wards, and questionable patient care practices. To make matters worse, theres a hurricane bearing down on the island. Adapted for the screen by Laeta Kalogridis (Alexander, Pathfinder), the film weaves in and out of flashbacks, hallucinations, and fantasies, and plays with time and our very notion of reality. Grounding the film in realism is DiCaprios intense portrait of a World War II hero whos also battling personal demons of his own. His dead wife <b>...</b>
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