![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Scorsese utilises conventions of low-budget horror movies, German Expressionism and film-noir to deliver a PTSD inflicted fantasy addressing the toll that unimaginable grief takes on a post-war masculinity.īased on Dennis Lehane’s novel, Shutter Island stars Leonardo DiCaprio as U.S Marshal Teddy Daniels who, along with his new partner ( Mark Ruffalo), is sent to investigate the disappearance of a patient at a psychiatric facility for the criminally insane on Shutter Island. ![]() It’s easy to dismiss Martin Scorsese’s 2010 psychological neo-noir thriller Shutter Island as an exercise in over-the-top B movie clichés, but the film stands as a masterclass in cinematic misdirection. ![]()
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