Damn good thriller

Rating: 7/10 (14 January 2007)

An LAPD detective, Will Dormer (Al Pacino) and his partner are sent to an Alaskan town to help in the investigation of an horrific teen murder. In this town the sun never sleeps and as they close in on the killer his partner is also killed. With the perpetual daylight, the mind games of a reclusive writer (Robin Williams) who is the prime suspect and suspicions from an idealistic local cop (Hillary Swank) in regards to his partners death; Dormer is stretched to his psychological limit and is haunted by sleep deprivation.
Pacino, Williams and Swank all deliver top performances in this tense and mysterious thriller, that keeps you under its spell until the conclusion.
7/10