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Insomnia
May 24, 2002
Starring: Al Pacino, Hilary Swank, Robin Williams, Jonathan Jackson, Maura Tierney
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Imagine living in a place where the sun doesn't set for weeks at a time. If you lived there you might get used to it, but think if you were just visiting. In "Insomnia," Al Pacino stars as an L.A. detective who travels to Alaska to investigate a murder of a teenage girl. While he searches for clues he also battles a bad case of insomnia brought on by the 24-hour daylight of the northern summer. Also starring Robin Williams and Hillary Swank ("Boys Don't Cry"). Rated for R for bad language, violence and a little bit of nudity. Time spent wondering how weird it would be if it didn't get dark for weeks: 118 minutes.
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This is a slow, suspenseful movie that will remind you of watching a rerun of "Twin Peaks." Although "Twin Peaks" kept you guessing and had more intrigue, "Insomnia" was done in a more tasteful manner.
I had no desire to watch this movie. Just knowing that Robin Williams played a criminal made me think he lost all his humor and is now trying to grab any role that he can possibly get. However, it was a shocker to see him play such a creepy guy so well. Oh my goodness the role fit him so great. Man, this proves that you should think twice before judging a person. Al Pacino as usual did a good job, but he is getting so old. I don't think the insomnia he was having was the problem, it was just the old age. His eyes were so droopy.
The scenery was exquisite. I will definitely be visiting Alaska in the near future. It was beautiful. Wow it was a nice change compared to seeing a typical city over and over again.
Is this movie worth the price of admission? Yes, don't expect too much action, but it was well worth the price. Would I see it again? Maybe, when I go to visit Alaska and want to see where I should go.
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Memorial Day weekend is traditionally a big movie weekend with at least one blockbuster making its premiere, but this year was different. "Insomnia" was about the only new flick showing unless you count Jennifer Lopez's movie "Enough," but her acting is so predictable and lousy I have a hard time considering that one new.
Anyway, everything I heard about "Insomnia" was good, but again I was slightly disappointed. It had a good, deep storyline with many different levels but there were too many lulls in the action. I hoped this flick would be more intense than it was. Al Pacino's character suffers from insomnia but parts of this movie could cure any of my sleepless nights. Pacino did make a great choice to play a dude with insomnia because he like he's half asleep all the time anyway.
Speaking of good choices for roles, Robin Williams made a surprisingly good murderer. Nancy and I joked that maybe he had run out of jokes and needed to try something different, but it looks like he had it in him all along. He's actually playing another bad guy in his next movie too.
Was "Insomnia" worth the price of admission? Yes. Would I see it again? Not unless I can't find any sheep to count.
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