This is one of those movies where I expected something, and got something totally different. Watching the previews for Shutter Island makes it look like some sort of freaky psych ward horror story; and the first 30 or so minutes of the movie do a great job of reaffirming just that. But Shutter Island is far from a ghost story or horror movie. It is the literal definition of a psychological thriller. It is difficult to summarize the movie without ruining anything, so I will make this brief. A US Marshall who goes by the name of "Teddy" accepts a case to locate a missing inmate on an island out beyond Boston harbor where an old military fort has been retrofitted into a mental institution for the criminally insane. Upon arrival, he meets the warden of the place who shows him around and explains the situation in more depth. Going any further would screw the entire movie over for you, so I will stop there. Shutter Island pulls off an excellent atmosphe...
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