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Shutter Island (2010)

14A  -  Mystery | Thriller  -  19 February 2010 (Canada)
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In 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding near-by.

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It's 1954, and up-and-coming U.S. marshal Teddy Daniels is assigned to investigate the disappearance of a patient from Boston's Shutter Island Ashecliffe Hospital. He's been pushing for an assignment on the island for personal reasons, but before long he wonders whether he hasn't been brought there as part of a twisted plot by hospital doctors whose radical treatments range from unethical to illegal to downright sinister. Teddy's shrewd investigating skills soon provide a promising lead, but the hospital refuses him access to records he suspects would break the case wide open. As a hurricane cuts off communication with the mainland, more dangerous criminals "escape" in the confusion, and the puzzling, improbable clues multiply, Teddy begins to doubt everything - his memory, his partner, even his own sanity. Written by alfiehitchie

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Someone is missing.

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Mystery | Thriller

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Budget:

$80,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£2,250,178 (UK) (12 March 2010)

Gross:

$127,968,405 (USA) (4 June 2010)
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Filmed in four months during 2008. See more »

Goofs

Throughout the film there are many "jump cuts" - shots that don't match. For instance in the overhead shot of the Marshalls and the doctor in the cell, each shot shows them in a different position within the room. When Teddy is riding in the jeep with the uniformed officer, the close shots as they converse show Teddy looking in a different direction. Scorsese may have intended these for tension effect. See more »

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[first lines]
Teddy Daniels: Pull yourself together, Teddy. Pull yourself together.
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ROTHKO CHAPEL 2
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Written by Morton Feldman
Performed by UC Berkeley Chamber Chorus
Courtesy of New Albion Records, Inc.
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Another Martin-Leo Masterpiece!!!
15 February 2010 | by (India) – See all my reviews

Martin Scorsese returns to film making after winning the academy award for The Departed with his fav star Leonardo DiCaprio.. This time he move to a completely different script which keeps the audience humored and thrilled from the first scene till the last! The movie( which i saw at the Berlin film festival!) blew away the minds of many people, the plot being so strong and thrilling which kept the audiences guessing!

When it comes to acting Leonardo lets no stone unturned! The supremely talented actor has once again showed that why Martin casts him in his every movie as he is simply superb! He not only fits into the role smoothly but delivers a terrific performance every time! Sir Kingsley being the head psychiatrist of the asylum has also done a marvelous job!

The film is full of flashbacks and haunting dream sequences that range in location from the island itself to the concentration camp at Dachau. The audience is constantly trapped in a world where one questions what is reality and what is dream. Don't miss this one!


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