Insomnia is a remake of the Norwegian film that came out in 1997 and while it shares the exact same plot, I thought Christopher Nolan made a well-crafted psychological thriller with some solid performances. I don’t usually approve remakes that try to emulate the story of the original without bringing anything new, but I haven’t seen the Norwegian version so I can’t compare them. While it might seem like a predictable and generic detective film at first, once the little twist happens we are drawn into a very interesting confrontation between the killer and one of the detectives. The hallucinatory sequences get a bit repetitive, but I appreciate the technical prowess shown there. The moral conflicts lived by Will Dormer…

Christopher Nolan's first stint with a major Hollywood studio is a remake of the Norwegian thriller of the same name and is termed by many critics to be one of the rare instances of an American remake done right. I haven't seen the original so I can't compare the two but one can make out that it tries to create its own identity instead of following the same footsteps.

The story of Insomnia concerns Will Dormer; a Los Angeles homicide detective who, along with another detective, is dispatched to a small Alaskan town to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen. When an attempt to apprehend the suspect results in a tragic incident, things soon turn worse for Will…

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Insomnia is a 2002 American psychological crime film directed by Christopher Nolan and stars Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Maura Tierney and Martin Donovan. The films storyline follows two Los Angeles homicide detectives as they investigate a murder in Nightmute, Alaska. 

Finally, after months of trying, I’ve managed to finish Christopher Nolan‘s directorial filmography with my first viewing of Insomnia. Going into this film it’s fair to say I was sceptical, I’ve always known Nolan to be this outrageous mega blockbuster director with iconic movies such as Inception, TDK and Interstellar often being considered as some of the best movies of the last decade. So what seemed like a simple indie crime film worried me slightly…

Christopher Nolan's "Insomnia" is a vividly rendered, sharply directed, and skillfully performed crime thriller. Observing characters trapped in moral, mental, and physical fogs, the film is both patient and urgent. Exciting and textured, Nolan's remake of an earlier Norwegian film is a highly satisfying piece of work.

Revolving around the investigation of a murder that occurred in a remote town in Alaska, the film follows as Al Pacino's weary, big-city detective is brought aboard to assist with the case. Falling victim to an environment where the sun rarely sets, the detective finds himself mentally and physically slipping. As the case moves to its conclusion, fatal mistakes are made, secrets are set, and perpetrators are uncovered. A morality play, mystery, and…

Insomnia (2002)

Genres: Thriller, Crime, Mystery

“A good cop can’t sleep because he’s missing a piece of the puzzle. And a bad cop can't sleep because his conscience won't let him ”

A kind of remake of Winnding’s Fear-x is justifiably an anxious and compelling depiction of detective panic and a broken conscience. We follow the case of the murder of a young girl whose case is taken over by two detectives from Los Angeles. We have a province again, this time in the north of the state. A style that is a typical phenomenon and a proven equation from Dafoe's and Hackman's performance in Parker's "Mississippi Burning" (1988) to modern art crime whose manuscript can be found in Wright's exposure…