Riveting and interesting thriller with brilliant performances. Two Los Angeles homicide detectives Will Dormer (Al Pacino) and Hap Eckhart (Martin Donovan) are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen. To Ellie (Hilary Swank) the rookie assigned to assist the detective Dormer's a hero. But she doesn't knows Dorner is investigated by Internal Affairs. Poor Dormer,however, he's really disoriented in every scene, no longer distinguishes so clearly between means and motive, cause and effect. He who sins, does not sleep ! .Days never end. Nightmares are real. No one is innocent. Don't close your eyes. A tough cop. A brilliant killer. An unspeakable crime. A murder investigator has been brought in on a special case, sleep deprived, he makes a horrible mistake which is discovered by the killer he has been hunting !.
This taut psychological thriller contains intrigue, action, shootouts , suspense, twists and turns. If all this may sound familiar, it's because Hillary Seitz's subtle script improves on the 1997 Norwegian thriller of the same name: Insomnia by Erik Skjoldbjærg with Stellan Skarsgård, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Gisken Armand. Concerning a twisted premise: when a killing takes place and covers it up, a double sided game of cat-and-mouse ensues. Despite its linear script, the movie is very recognisable the work of the sharp, probing intelligence that gave ¨Following¨ and ¨Memento¨. You'll be pleasantly surprised by the unconventional progression of the storyline and the various twists within the script. While it succeeds as an extremely stylish, gripping thriller, it's also another of the director's takes on life as narrative. Uniformly excellent performance especially from Al Pacino and Robin Williams , lends welcome nuance and depth to the ethical investigation while furnishing the drama with dark, telling ironies and intriguing ambiguity. There are few actors as Pacino who can keep a straight face, yet still manage to convey complex emotion, and he is one of them. He walked through his scenes with somberness and really powerful, yet weary. Pacino and Williams are well accompanied by a magnificent support cast, such as: Hilary Swank, Paul Dooley, Nicky Katt, Maura Tierney, Jonathan Jackson, Katharine Isabelle Larry Holden, Jay Brazeau, Lorne Cardinal, Ian Tracey, among others.
It displays thrilling and suspenseful musical score by David Julyan . As well as cloudy and evocative cinematography by Wally Pfister , Nolan's regular, shot on several locations in Britannia Beach, Columbia Británica, Canadá, Port Alberni, Columbia Británica, Canadá, Hyder, Valdez, Alaska . The motion picture was perfectly written and directed by innovator director Christopher Nolan, author of various masterpieces: ¨ Insomnia¨, ¨Memento¨ , ¨The Prestige¨ , ¨Batman begins¨, ¨The Dark Knight¨ , ¨The Dark Knight Rises¨, ¨Dunkirk¨, among others . Rating : Above average 7.5/10 , it was throughly entertaining and exciting, and no as predictable as you would think . The film results to be a complete pleasure to watch these actors at this work , it's highly recommended and keep you guessing until final. Christopher Nolan, the man who created the equally impressive thriller Memento, directs efficientlly this American remake of the Norwegian film. Innovator director Christopher Nolan, author of various masterpieces: ¨ Insomnia¨, ¨Memento¨ , ¨The Prestige¨ , ¨Batman begins¨, ¨The Dark Knight¨ , ¨The Dark Knight Rises¨, ¨Dunkirk¨, among others . Rating : Above average 7.5/10 , it was throughly entertaining and exciting, and no as predictable as you would think . The film results to be a complete pleasure to watch these actors at this work , it's highly recommended and keep you guessing until final .
This taut psychological thriller contains intrigue, action, shootouts , suspense, twists and turns. If all this may sound familiar, it's because Hillary Seitz's subtle script improves on the 1997 Norwegian thriller of the same name: Insomnia by Erik Skjoldbjærg with Stellan Skarsgård, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Gisken Armand. Concerning a twisted premise: when a killing takes place and covers it up, a double sided game of cat-and-mouse ensues. Despite its linear script, the movie is very recognisable the work of the sharp, probing intelligence that gave ¨Following¨ and ¨Memento¨. You'll be pleasantly surprised by the unconventional progression of the storyline and the various twists within the script. While it succeeds as an extremely stylish, gripping thriller, it's also another of the director's takes on life as narrative. Uniformly excellent performance especially from Al Pacino and Robin Williams , lends welcome nuance and depth to the ethical investigation while furnishing the drama with dark, telling ironies and intriguing ambiguity. There are few actors as Pacino who can keep a straight face, yet still manage to convey complex emotion, and he is one of them. He walked through his scenes with somberness and really powerful, yet weary. Pacino and Williams are well accompanied by a magnificent support cast, such as: Hilary Swank, Paul Dooley, Nicky Katt, Maura Tierney, Jonathan Jackson, Katharine Isabelle Larry Holden, Jay Brazeau, Lorne Cardinal, Ian Tracey, among others.
It displays thrilling and suspenseful musical score by David Julyan . As well as cloudy and evocative cinematography by Wally Pfister , Nolan's regular, shot on several locations in Britannia Beach, Columbia Británica, Canadá, Port Alberni, Columbia Británica, Canadá, Hyder, Valdez, Alaska . The motion picture was perfectly written and directed by innovator director Christopher Nolan, author of various masterpieces: ¨ Insomnia¨, ¨Memento¨ , ¨The Prestige¨ , ¨Batman begins¨, ¨The Dark Knight¨ , ¨The Dark Knight Rises¨, ¨Dunkirk¨, among others . Rating : Above average 7.5/10 , it was throughly entertaining and exciting, and no as predictable as you would think . The film results to be a complete pleasure to watch these actors at this work , it's highly recommended and keep you guessing until final. Christopher Nolan, the man who created the equally impressive thriller Memento, directs efficientlly this American remake of the Norwegian film. Innovator director Christopher Nolan, author of various masterpieces: ¨ Insomnia¨, ¨Memento¨ , ¨The Prestige¨ , ¨Batman begins¨, ¨The Dark Knight¨ , ¨The Dark Knight Rises¨, ¨Dunkirk¨, among others . Rating : Above average 7.5/10 , it was throughly entertaining and exciting, and no as predictable as you would think . The film results to be a complete pleasure to watch these actors at this work , it's highly recommended and keep you guessing until final .