Nolan, Pacino and Williams Will Keep You Awake

Rating: 7/10 (18 September 2014)

The last good movie Al Pacino made (to date) is this movie with Robin Williams and Hilary Swank.
It tells the story of two Los Angeles homicide detectives investigating the murder of a local teen, in an Alaskan town where the sun never sets.
I can't praise the cast enough of this movie enough here. Robin Williams is always reliable, but here he is truly awesome. Pacino brings his A Game for what appears to be the last time, whilst Swank is also on top form.
There is something special about Pacino here, that has been missing in most of his work between then and now.
Given the talent involved, I'm not surprised this failed to find an audience.
Insomnia is a professional piece of work, suspenseful, with a good sense of atmosphere it makes for quality entertainment. The only problem, if you can call it that, is it's rewatchability is not high. I really enjoyed this movie, but I'm not sure I'll ever watch it again.