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I didn’t read Lehane’s Mystic River prior to seeing the film adaptation. The movie was good, but it never really charmed me the way it did others (Academy included). That said, when Leonardo DiCaprio is in a Scorsese movie, I will gladly make the effort to do some prefatory work/research. Besides, I heard some good things about Shutter Island and Dennis Lehane, so why not?
Why not is right. This was such a fun read. In fact, it was so fun that I couldn’t stop telling everyone around me how much fun it was with every passing chapter. “Oh jeeze, then the doctor was telling Teddy that he can’t leave the Island!” It was probably really annoying, and my apologies go out to the folks that had to suffer through my giddy, nerdy moments of lameness. The thing is though, I have no regrets! I want to encourage all of you to read it before seeing the movie. Why? Well, if the movie is bad (it could happen) then you will probably never be inspired to pick up the book.
Concerning the upcoming movie, the casting is seemingly perfect. Teddy Daniels was written for someone like Leo. And, my undying love for him aside, Mark Ruffalo will surely be a loveable Chuck Aule. I’m extremely excited to see how this plays out on film. If you’ve seen the trailer – and I’m sure most of you have by now – you may be discouraged because you feel as though you already know the ending. To that I say, “PFFFF!” There is much more going on here than some mere search for a missing patient—much more.
Filed under: Literature | Tagged: Dennis Lehane, Leonardo Dicaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Martin Scorsese, Shutter Island
I might buy this tonight. Sounds–dare I say?–fun.
My problem is I’ve seen the trailer with EVERY film I’ve seen in theaters for the past two months, including the double bills that I snuck into. I feel like I can do a perfect “Pull yahself togethah, Teddy,” line reading on my own.
The trailer doesn’t actually look that exciting to me, but the very fact that it’s Scorcesse (sic ?) is enough to eventually get me into theaters.
I know, I know…they started playing the trailer too early – especially since the movie got pushed back to Feb. However, you should still pick it up and read it. It would only take you a couple days and then you can see how perfect Leo is going to be as Teddy. Even more perfect than your surely spot-on impression.