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Insomnia

2002

Christopher Nolan

Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Maura Tierney ...

6.5

35,409

Mystery. Thriller Will Dormer (Al Pacino), a veteran LAPD detective, travels to a small Alaskan town with his partner Hap (Martin Donovan) to investigate the disturbing murder of a seventeen year-old girl. Under the glare of the region's perpetual daylight, Dormer and Hap close in on the primary suspect, reclusive novelist Walter Finch (Robin Williams). During a tense stakeout on a rocky, fog-shrouded beach, Finch slips into the mist and out of Dormer's ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Richard Schickel Time	"The film represents a triumph of atmosphere over a none-too-mysterious mystery. (...) 'Insomnia' is not a spectacular moviegoing "memento," but it is thoughtful, quietly disturbing proof of a young director's gift."	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	establishes Christopher Nolan as one of the most exciting talents in mainstream cinema (...) As a picture of a driven cop, and as a vision of a personal hell, it's unmissable stuff (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Alan Morrison Empire	"'Insomnia' is one of the best American films of the year, and a rare Hollywood movie that does justice to an excellent European original. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Lou Lumenick New York Post	"'Insomnia' is a four-course gourmet alternative to summer popcorn flicks, serving up the meatiest performances Al Pacino and Robin Williams have given in many years"	POS
United States	Todd McCarthy Variety	"A probing psychological study of a flawed cop that has stimulated Al Pacino to his best performance in many years"	POS
United States	Stephen Hunter The Washington Post	"In this film, Nolan seems overwhelmed by the budget, the egos of the stars, the thinness of the script, and he doesn't impose much personality on the picture. It's all Pacino."	NEG
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Nolan matches his Memento achievement with another triumph of style and substance (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS

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