Shutter Island

Starring: DiCaprio, Leonardo and Ruffalo, Mark

Product Description

Two U.S. marshals, Teddy Daniels and Chuck Aule, are summoned to a remote and barren island off the coast of Massachusetts to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a murderess from the island's fortress-like hospital for the criminally insane.

• Format: Blu-ray
• Language: English
• UPC: 097360722246
• Release Date: October 2010
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Publisher: Paramount-Sds
• Director: Scorsese, Martin
• Starring: DiCaprio, Leonardo, Ruffalo, Mark
• Runtime: 2 hours, 18 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: Blu-ray
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 5.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Updated “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari”(1920).

The year is 1954. A patient is missing from an asylum (Ashcliff). Yet it seems impossible. A former World War I soldier, now a U.S. Marine, is sent to investigate. What he finds or does not find on the island of secretive people will intrigue us as the story moves beyond a simple investigation. If the “Dr. Caligari” story had not been done repeatedly so many times over the years, this film might have been surprising and more enjoyable. As with all hybrids, there were some tossed in dashes of “The Manchurian Candidate” (1962), “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” (1956), and maybe the kitchen sink for good measure, and voila. Does Marin Scorsese think no one goes to the movies? He cannot be that naive. At least the actors (well-known) were acting and not walking through the script. Leonardo DiCaprio is believable as Teddy Daniels. The music is also a character and does not overwhelm the dialogue. A nice touch was that any blood looked more like theatrical makeup, so it did not overwhelm the story. I only saw the Blu-ray version, so I cannot compare it to others. I have to admit I have not read the book yet.