Will Definitely Keep You Awake.

Rating: Null/10 (1 June 2002)

An exceptional remake of a foreign movie, Insomnia works in all departments. The acting is the best you're likely to see on the big screen. Of special note, besides Al Pacino's always top notch performance, is Robin Williams who could very easily have overplayed his role the way Jack Nicholson tends to do in similar roles from time to time. But he does a fine job and is very convincing. Also Hilary Swank almost out acts both Pacino and Williams. Even the small roles are excellent. And Christopher Nolan continues where he left off in "Memento" as one of the best directors alive. Moving the setting from Norway to Alaska was a wise move, keeping the action in the United States but also keeping the midnight sun image alive as part of the insomnia motif. Wake up and go see one of the best movies of the year.