good movie, great acting

Rating: Null/10 (3 October 2002)

I originally went to see this movie to see Robin Williams play the serious villian. The movie was also very promising because it was directed by the same director as Memento, another great movie. I was pleasantly satisfied with the movie, but not blown away. Set in northern Alaska, the sun shines for 24 hrs and prevents Pachino from sleeping. He's up in Alaska to solve the murder of a teenage girl. You'd think that this would be just another detective thriller but here is much more to this movie. The ending is a bit predictable but keeps you thinking after the movie is over. Even though the sun never sets in this movie, I found it quite dark at times. Williams character is a quiet dark man who you should not judge at first sight. Brilliant acting and beautiful Alaskan cinematography make this movie memorable but I give it a 7/10.