Nearly made me fall asleep, then woke me right up.

Rating: Null/10 (5 August 2002)

** 1/2
Starring: Al Pacino, Robin Williams, and Hilary Swank.
Insomnia is a remake of the 1998 movie of the same title starring Stellan Skarsgard. This one stars Al Pacino as a cop who makes a huge mistake and lies about it. That is where he gets his insomnia. I'm not allowed to tell you *how* he gets his insomnia, but I am allowed to say that he's blackmailed. Blackmailed by a killer. You want to know who that is, well it's Robin Williams. Williams is making a trilogy of dark series (Other two are Death to Smoochy, and the upcoming One-hour photo) rather than staying with his normal comedic attitude. Hilary Swank is another cop from Alaska who learns Pacino's dark secret. The only reason I say why I almost fell asleep is because there is no tension whatsoever. I was expecting to see tension galore, but I rather got a slow-paced film. The ending really caught my attention. I was wide awake for that. Also, the story could've been a tad bit better, I say the same for the 1998 version. The movie is smart and intelligent, and, actually, I recommend it.