A twisted tale of bad and evil

Rating: 8/10 (11 June 2007)

Academy Award Winner's Al Pacino, Robin Williams and Hilary Swank star in the intriguing thriller, Insomnia. Pacino plays veteran LAPD officer, Detective Will Dormer who has been summoned from Los Angeles to investigate the brutal murder of a young teenage girl in Nightmute, Alaska. Hilary Swank is under utilized Nightmute police officer, Detective Ellie Burr who idolizes and admires most of Detective Dormer's case history. Robin Williams on the other side of the law enforcement spectrum is local author Walter Finch, who has ties to the homicide victim. Detective Dormer becomes delirious after going several days without sleep hence the title, Insomnia. Dormer's distraught demeanor derives from either the murder of his partner or the fact it is always daylight in this part of Alaska. Whatever it might be Dormer isn't the cop he has been for the past 30 years and is letting this killer get into his head. Once the plot unravels, Dormer and Finch realize they need each other to ensure their own freedom. After that there is no turning back , Insomnia grabs you by the shirt pulling you into this twisted tale of bad and evil. Although Detective Dormer is brilliant in his every move, Ellie Burr can only be described as Jepordy smart as she seems to be much more clever than she is credited. In the end someone finally get some shut eye, someone gets what they deserved and someone gets a great lesson in law enforcement principals. To be honest you might as well chalk this up as yet another classic for all three of these Academy Award Winners.