Movies / Insomnia (2002)
Runtime: 118 min
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery Thriller
Languages: English
Countries: USA
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
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Directors (1) | Credit |
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Christopher Nolan | ... |
Writers (3) | Credit |
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Erik Skjoldbjærg | (1997 screenplay) |
Hillary Seitz | (screenplay) |
Nikolaj Frobenius | (1997 screenplay) and |
Composers (1) | Credit |
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David Julyan | ... |
Editors (1) | Credit |
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Dody Dorn | ... |
Cinematographers (1) | Credit |
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Wally Pfister | (director of photography) |
Actors (25) | Credit |
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Al Pacino | Will Dormer |
Andrew Campbell | Officer #2 |
Chris Gauthier | Uniformed Officer (as Chris Guthior) |
Crystal Lowe | Kay Connell |
Dean Wray | Ticket Taker |
Emily Perkins | Girl at Funeral (as Emily Jane Perkins) |
Hilary Swank | Ellie Burr |
Ian Tracey | Warfield (voice) |
James Hutson | Officer #1 |
Jay Brazeau | Francis |
Jonathan Jackson | Randy Stetz |
Kate Robbins | Woman on the Road |
Katharine Isabelle | Tanya Francke |
Kerry Sandomirsky | Trish Eckhart |
Larry Holden | Farrell |
Lorne Cardinal | Rich |
Malcolm Boddington | Principal |
Martin Donovan | Hap Eckhart |
Maura Tierney | Rachel Clement |
Nicky Katt | Fred Duggar |
Oliver 'Ole' Zemen | Pilot |
Paula Shaw | Coroner |
Paul Dooley | Chief Nyback |
Robin Williams | Walter Finch |
Tasha Simms | Mrs. Connell |