The landscape is important

Rating: Null/10 (11 November 2002)

The original version of "Insomnia (1997)" written by the Norwegian author Nikolas Frobenius has as location Tromso in Norway and this remake is made in Alaska and Bristish Columbia. This version of 2002 has a British director: Chrisopher Nolan, an American psychopath Walter Finch (Robin Williams), a top-police-officer-actor Wil Dormer (Al Pacino), an European writer, and majestic landscapes, so we have all the ingredients to make a special mixture of mystery and crime. But the movie is full of impossible police-elements. The interrogations are made in insufficient time. I cannot accept the way that an experienced policeman as Will Dormer (Al Pacino) can make such a mistake as shooting at his colleague Hap Eckhart (Martin Donovan) and in this case his colleage is testimony for Internal Affairs even if it happened in the fog. The deal with Walter Finch is strange too. What happens with the red skirt? Has Walter Finch killed before and why should this be his first time? All the suspicion will fall on Dormer. It is also strange that a cop should come from L.A. to investigate a local crime in Alaska, apparently in Norway this is normal as the cities are far away in the north but why should a Californina policeman intervene in the jurisdiction of Alaska? As it is day during 24 hours, Dormer cannot sleep, what is the importance of this? Is it changing his capabilities of judgment? It is also strange that Dormer has a reserve-pistol: a Walther P9. His 38mm Smith & Weston revolver should be sufficient. That will be definitely a proof against him.