Just as bad as the original

Rating: 2/10 (29 September 2003)

***MILD SPOILER*** I had the chance to see the norwegian version of Insomnia a few years ago and I can't say I was impressed. Being an insomniac myself I was intrigued to watch this film too especially when I found out that two of my favorite actors were in it (always cool Martin Donovan and Al the man Pacino).
I never really understood what all the fuzz about Christopher Nolan is all about. Following was clever but nothing to write home about and while the trick he used in Memento made the film really popular I thought the film was inferior to Gaspar Noe's "Irreversible". What I think Christopher Nolan's films lack is a heart and a meaning and unfortunately Insomnia isn't an exception.
The film has a lot of great actors, Pacino is good as usual and both Robin Williams and Hilary Swank play their parts well, but there's still something lacking. Martin Donovan died too soon (sorry for the spoiler) and I think Nolan focused too much on Pacino's guilts for what happened than on his insomnia. Anyway that's my opinion, others may disagree with me, but I really wasn't impressed with this film.