unfortunately "Sleep Aid" would have been a more apt title(although they tried hard to make this one work)

Rating: 5/10 (1 June 2007)

i didn't like this movie too much.as a matter of fact,it nearly put me to sleep.how's that for irony.the movie is basically about murder which occurs in a small Alaskan town.two big city cops are sent to investigate.the twist to this movie.the sun doesn't set,which throws everything out of whack for the detectives and complicates their investigation.Robin Willima is in this one,in another darker role for him.Al Pacino,Hilary Swank and Martin Donovan also star.there's nothing wrong with the acting,but the movie is much to methodical,as it slowly plods from one clue(or non clue) to the next.as i said earlier,i had a heck of a time staying awake with this one.Christopher Nolan directed this movie,but he cannot be blamed for this one.the writing is the culprit here.i suspect,it looked good on paper and even while they were filming,but somehow the end product doesn't seem to work.i think they tried really hard with this one,but sometimes things just don't work out the way you planned.this is not a horrible film,but it's just missing something.i give "Insomnia" 5/10 for the effort.