If you are suffering from Insomnia, I recommend you watch this film (2 out of 10)

Rating: Null/10 (23 September 2002)

In a small city in Alaska named Nightmute, a teenage girl was bashed and murdered. Two Los Angeles detectives are flown into this inaccessable city to help solve the case. The detective leading the investigation is Detective Will Dormer (Al Pacino) and the local detective assigned to help him has used Will Dormer's cases as case studies while in the Academy.
One problem with the location of Nightmute, in certain times of the year, the sun never goes down, thus making sleep very difficult for strangers to the area. Dormer's investigations go quite well and soon track down the prime suspect, Walter Finch (Robin Williams) who is a renowned novelist. A stakeout goes amiss and Dormer accidently shoots and kills his friend. Instead of coming clean, Dormer covers up the accident and blames the killing on Finch.
Finch soon gets into contact with Dormer and reveals many skeletons in Dormer's closet. Cover-ups and corruption years ago back in Los Angeles. While Dormer is trying to nail Finch, the local detective Ellie Burr (Hilary Swank) is heading the investigation into Dormer's partners death.
Cover-ups, frame-ups and a few twists keep you guessing what will happen next. After six nights without sleep, Dormer is quickly starting to crack up and his thinking is becoming irrational. When Ellie Burr discovers the real truth in the whole investigation, a shootout occurs thus ending a pretty dull and boring story.
Some of the scenery was superb as was some of the filming and photography. Pacino's acting was also superb in a story that never really got off the ground. Should you ever suffer from insomnia, instead of counting sheep, watch this movie for two hours and you will be guaranteed a cure. I love movies but this only rates about 2 out of 10. Somehow, all the movies I have seen Robin Williams in, have never turned me on. Is it him or me that's at fault.