Al Pacino's Best Performance since 'Scent of a Woman'

Rating: Null/10 (2 June 2002)

This is in Al Pacino's top 4 performances. It is either this or 'Scent of a Woman' (the other two being 'The Godfather' or 'Scarface'). Personally, I liked this one, simply because I like 'Insomnia' more than I liked 'Scent of a Woman', which is also an excellent film. Infact, you might even say this is my favorite Al Pacino movie, but 'The Godfather' is a hard one to top.
This movie has everything a crime drama should have, great acting, great script, great plot, great cinematography (this was an absolutely stunning backdrop), and a lot of suspense. Hilary Swank does a great job as Pacino's protege, who has studied all his cases and is thrilled to have him there, despite the fact that a young girl has been beaten to death. Robin Williams gave the best performance I have ever seen him give. He is such a convincing psychopath. I think he should get an Oscar, along with Pacino and Swank.
As far as Oscar's go, I think this film deserves all the major categories. In my opinion, the only other film this year that I think could rival this movie is 'We Were Soldiers', but I doubt that will even get a nomination. Pacino just deserves this one. He deserves it. But I think that as of right now, this one's in the bag for Robin Williams. This movie is for people who love great drama's, or Al Pacino (drama is really all that Al does anyway). Go see this, because when I went to see this, only two other people were in the movie theatre, and I'm worried that 'Insomnia' won't find an audience because everyone is all going to Episode 2 (I briefly considered seeing it, but then decided I wouldn't want to waste the money). Enjoy! 10/10