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Posted by: Strider at May 25, 2002, 4:38 am

Topic: Reviews: Insomnia Forum: JoBlo

Insomnia (2002) Rated R for Language, Some Violence, & Brief Nudity Director: Christopher Nolan Starring Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Maura Tiernay, Martin Donovan, Nicky Katt, & Paul Dooley. Detective Will Dormer(Al Pacino), is having many problems with both his personal life and his reputation. For unknown reasons, Dormer and his partner, Hap(Martin Donovan) are sent to a small city in Alaska to investigate a murder of a young girl. First things first, I loved the cinematography. Alaska was the perfect place to shoot a film like this. It sets the tone for this brilliant psycho-logical thriller perfectly. Al Pacino, Al Pacino, Al Pacino! What an excellent actor. He truly is one of the greatest actors to ever grace the silver screen. Pacino's performance is just mesmerizing. It's one of his greatest and most memorable performances ever, period. His character, "Will Dormer", is so intriguing. He's basically a tormented human being who really has lost his way in life. I loved how Pacino's character kept you guessing. You just never know what kind of a cop he really is. And the film has you pondering on this during and after the film. Robin Williams was not Robin Williams this time around. And that's a great thing. You get to see a side of him none of us have ever seen. A villainous side, actually. The closest Williams has ever gotten to a dark role was in Kenneth Branagh's "Dead Again". Anyway, Williams was just brilliant! He's never been better. Hilary Swank also deserves a shout-out as well. She was solid as the rookie cop, "Ellie Burr". And she also did a very good job holding her own with Pacino. They shared some great chemistry together. Director, Christopher Nolan is definitely one of the most promising new talents out there. And he has proven that with his magnificent films. Nolan is someone everybody should keep their eyes on. In my honest opinion, I think Nolan is a great director. And I stand by the comment no matter what anybody says. Anyway, I loved "Insomnia". It's a great film. And definitely one of the year's best. Hopefully, it will not go overlooked by anybody this summer movie season. Running Time: 1 hour 58 minutes Grade: 10/10 Strider

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