Great sleeper thriller

Rating: 8/10 (10 October 2019)

Having seen previous Christopher Nolan films and being a fan of his other work, Insomnia is one of his earlier films in which have yet to watch. As a film, this holds up quite well as a psychological type cop drama and thriller. It starts with the lead roles of Al Pacino and he is very solid as a cop playing a heavy sleeping disorder. Originally not knowing that this film is a remake (which could be the reason for a relatively low IMDB rating, currently 7.2-- in comparison to Nolan's other films) and having not seen the original, but found this version to be quite overlooked in some regards.
Though one downsize is that the killer of Robin William's character isn't that interesting at all (as how it made it seem to start) and was seemingly a regular person (not a complete psychopath or oddball). In comparison to the killer in Se7en, this is far more tame. And the reveal of how he lead to the murder wasn't exactly thrilling but simply, as he put an "accident". Insomnia isn't such a mystery as one lead to believe, simply because the audience knows the reveal and it was straight forward in that part but more so of a drama.
Very much detail seemed to be put in, and there are some key details along the way which make this film engaging. It isn't too quick in pacing but with good acting, good directing, and an intriguing plot, the film is never boring. Although some of the film was quite predictable, the journey along the way is worth the watch. A film in which you will remember immediately following its viewing.