A marvelous film. Christopher Nolan does it again.

Rating: 9/10 (9 February 2003)

When I saw Insomnia the first time I was a bit disappointed. I have never been the biggest Hitchcock fan and this film seemed to be a page directly out of the Alfred Hitchcock guide book to film making. It is not as if I hate Hitchcock I just think his techniques have become over used and cliche. I was really excited about this film before viewing because I am such a fan of Christopher Nolan from his work on Following and Memento.
The biggest disappointment however was that the film made me tired. I caught myself dosing off several times during the film. Upon repeated viewing I realized that this was the brilliance of the film. Nolan found a way, perhaps accidentally to make the viewer feel the same way as Al Pacino's character. This is when it ocurred to me Nolan is still the genius he was two films ago. The story is great, and the acting superb. Robin Williams pulls off a great take on a mundane psycho, and Hillary Swank as in Boys Don't Cry helps carry the film. I recommend this to any Hitchcock fan and if you love suspense films and find yourself disappointed the first time, watch it again and you will love it.