Shutter Island (15) Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Sir Ben Kingsley, Emily Mortimer, Max von Sydow, Patricia Clarkson, Michelle Williams. US marshal Teddy Daniels (DiCaprio) and partner Chuck Aule (Ruffalo) arrive at Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane with a hurricane closing in on the island. Dr Cawley (Kingsley), who oversees the facility, reveals that one of the patients (Mortimer) has escaped and no-one has any idea how she could have disappeared without trace. As the cops interview the staff including the threatening Dr Naehring (von SHUTTER ISLAND (15) Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Sir Ben Kingsley, Emily Mortimer, Max von Sydow, Patricia Clarkson, Michelle Williams. US marshal Teddy Daniels (DiCaprio) and partner Chuck Aule (Ruffalo) arrive at Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane with a hurricane closing in on the island. Dr Cawley (Kingsley), who oversees the facility, reveals that one of the patients (Mortimer) has escaped and no-one has any idea how she could have disappeared without trace. As the cops interview the staff including the threatening Dr Naehring (von Sydow), Teddy and Chuck begin to sense that something is terribly awry on Shutter Island. As paranoia grips the men, Teddy becomes convinced that Cawley and his security team are secretly holding an additional patient hostage somewhere within the hospital. Adapted from the bestseller by Dennis Lehane (Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone), Shutter Island is director Martin Scorsese's most mainstream film and his most commercially successful. However, it is not his finest offering by a long way. DiCaprio's uneven and unconvincing performance makes sense in retrospect, as do the clumsy special effects. Ruffalo, Kingsley and co fail to Sydow), Teddy and Chuck begin to sense that something is terribly awry on Shutter Island. As paranoia grips the men, Teddy becomes convinced that Cawley and his security team are secretly holding an additional patient hostage somewhere within the hospital. Adapted from the bestseller by Dennis Lehane (Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone), Shutter Island is director Martin Scorsese's most mainstream film and his most commercially successful. However, it is not his finest offering by a long way. DiCaprio's uneven and unconvincing performance makes sense in retrospect, as do the clumsy special effects. Ruffalo, Kingsley and co fail to make an impact. The production design is flawless, evoking moods and fashions of the era, and cinematographer Robert Richardson uses contrasting colour palettes to good effect.Read
