Insomnia (2002)

Synopsis: As a more conventional follow-up to his innovative thriller Memento, Christopher Nolan's Insomnia offers ample proof that his skills are genuine. A... As a more conventional follow-up to his innovative thriller Memento, Christopher Nolan's Insomnia offers ample proof that his skills are genuine. A superbly crafted remake of the 1997 Norwegian thriller, this moody police procedural is transplanted to a remote Alaskan town, where a veteran Los Angeles detective (Al Pacino) arrives to investigate the murder of a teenaged girl. Professional tragedy collides with psychological turmoil as the detective suffers from sleeplessness under the region's perpetual daylight, and a local rookie cop (Hilary Swank) begins to suspect that truths are being hidden as the disturbing case unfolds. While the Alaskan setting intensifies the atmospheric mystery, Pacino's bleary-eyed disorientation adds a rich layer to his character's erratic behavior, and the casting of Robin Williams as the killer was a risk that pays off nicely. In many respects better than the original, Insomnia is a Hollywood remake that's refreshingly free of compromise. --Jeff Shannon [More]

Starring: Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Maura Tierney

Starring: Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Maura Tierney, Martin Donovan, Nicky Katt, Paul Dooley, Larry Holden, Katharine Isabelle, Jay Brazeau, Kate Robbins, Paula Shaw, Ian Tracey, Emily Perkins, Jonathan Jackson, Tasha Simms, Dean Wray, Ken Kirzinger, Kerry Sandomirsky, James Hutson, Malcom Boddington, Andrew Campbell, Lorne Cardinal, Chris Guthior, Crystal Lowe, Oliver "Ole" Zemen

Director: Christopher Nolan

Director: Christopher Nolan
Screenwriter: Hillary Seitz
Producer: Paul Junger Witt
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures

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