When I saw that Martin Scorsese would be donning his Director hat once again to create the dark thriller; Shutter Island, a few months ago, I was intrigued to say the least. Scorsese has a history of making successful films and he risen to become on of the best Directors out there. He is certainly one of my favourites.

In Shutter Island, he reunites himself with old favourite and accomplished actor; Leonardo Di Caprio. Di Caprio has starred in several of Scorsese’s movies with their first outing together being Gangs of New York. It is clear the two like to work with each other and it is partnerships such as these that tend to make great movies. It is no different here.

Di Caprio shines as the somewhat unstable U.S Marshal Teddy Daniels sent on a mission to Shutter Island, which holds a large complex of buildings that house the mentally ill, to discover the fate of an escaped patient. He is supported admirably by the always brilliant Ben Kingsley and . Set in the 1950’s the costume department did themselves proud, faithfully recreating the era with some fantastic details.

There is plenty to keep anyone entertained throughout this movie. Although action scenes are rare, there is plenty of suspense and tension that help the movie flow. The eerie surroundings of Shutter Island and the mental institution are true highlights in this movie and help to set the mood and tone right from the off.

There are a fair few twists and turns and a few ’jump-out-of-your-seat'moments also. The storytelling, sets, design, cast and crew all combine to create one of 2010’s best movies yet and probably one of the best movies this year will see. Scorsese and Di Caprio once again shows off their talents and create a genuine thriller with Shutter Island.