Insomnia succeeds in making me sleep

Rating: 7/10 (18 February 2009)

After reading rave reviews about the movie, I had high hopes on it.But when I viewed it last night with my wife ,we both said"something was missing!"The movie starts brilliantly;chilling suspense,superb cast, excellent locations.However the speed is lost in the midway once the character of Robin Williams is introduced.Everything is known, no suspense left and then the director suddenly changes the plot.From a murder mystery suddenly the emotional turmoil of a cop becomes the pivotal theme.The conflict of the plots is what makes the second half of the movie a bit dull.Many question remains unanswered.Like, why on earth did the murder of the girl take place?If it was by chance, how did Robin suddenly become a cold blooded killer from an author?The director should have shown something more about his past.Pacino again delivers a brilliant job and looks perfect as an insomniac.However both Robin Williams and Swank could not match his brilliance.Robin I must say disappoints as a villain.So I would recommend it only for the die hard Al Pacino fans.6 out of 10.