a sunshine thriller

Rating: Null/10 (12 November 2003)

I would never give Insomnia a definition. a thriller yet sunshine set, a cat-and-rat game yet also rat-jolts-cat, a cruelty murder line yet faded in the psycho confusion... Everything in Insomnia seemed to free out the stereotypes as it supposed to be. Things of this kind can always be boring and pale if not in atmospheric directing and top-notched performance.
Starring three Oscar winners, Insomnia certainly can follow its artistic pacing without losing any commercial attraction. Al Pacino, my always top favorite, prominent again at a sleep-losing yet conscionable veteran cop, occasionally lose his mind but never lose his heart. Robin Williams, gave his convincing flick of a devil shielding with a writer's position, shrewd and almost controlling before you yet fragile and vulnerable behind. The only regret is that the character reduced at it's screenplay level, with only forty minutes presents, Williams lend the role a dominant while undercurrent darkness impact, which was insinuated in the endless shining set and Al pacino 's progressively sleeplessness.
Beyond these two men's insomnia circle, Swank, portrayed an idolizing yet astute enough young cops, timely refreshing you and rightful-oriented when you are becoming more and more tired and confused with two men's psycho fighting. Slightly pale yet still lovable at same time.
Director Nolan covered all these twists with an atmospheric directing, not showing off and blatant which normally saw in Hollywood thrillers, restraint at story-telling and thought-evoking at character dimensional extending, delivered a masterpiece which you can see many times without being bored.