Insomnia film 200210/31/2023 ![]() While not as overwhelming as the original, I do think this version should rank right up with the great detective/cop-does-the-right-thing movies, and the plot makes more sense than "The Big Sleep. The plot twists are done differently so I shamefully got confused between the two movies. Hilary Swank's character is more naive than her counterpart Martin Donovan's character's role is more central to the story and, of course, Robin Williams gets more screen time than his original counterpart, as the conflict is less in the lead's mind and more on the screen as a duel. The character beats hit hard, memorable moments of intimate psychological conflict between characters, and the two leads foil eachother perfectly as we learn of thier human and base sides. One of Robin Williams best serious roles. Significantly, there is less sex and more morality. A grim story of guilt, self justification and being pushed over the edge. ![]() The changes, though, are both subtle and significant and intriguingly as American as Sam Spade when the mise en scene gets moved to Alaska (actually shot in Vancouver). ![]() In a Norwegian city with a 24-hour daylight cycle a Swedish murder investigator has been brought in on a special case. Though the original film isn't given as the source material until well into the closing credits, this follows the main thrust of the story closely. With Maria Mathiesen, Stellan Skarsgård, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Gisken Armand. The original movie had a tiny budget and also an excellent cast, led by the terrific Swede Stellan Skarsgård, growing as pale as that relentless sunshine during the course of the film the usually haggard-looking Al Pacino interprets his insomnia visually through an ever more haggard face. He enters a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse with the main suspect and must fight the instability of his consciousness to keep up. Yes, Insomnia was released in 2002, but it feels like the last of. I erred in giving into temptation to watch the original Norwegian "Insomnia" on IFC just a couple of weeks before seeing this Hollywood re-make directed by indie-credible "Memento" Christopher Nolan with a very effective Academy Award-winning cast. An insomniac detective investigates the murder of a teenage girl in a sleepy Alaskan town. Christopher Nolan's film Insomnia marked the end of his small-scale thriller era before moving on to big-budget blockbusters.
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