Insomnia Review |
by Christian Pyle (Rating: A) |
Insomnia
Reviewed by Christian Pyle
Directed by Christopher Nolan
Written by Hillary Seitz (based on a screenplay by Nikolaj Frobenius and Erik
Skjoldbjærg)
Starring Al Pacino, Robin Williams, and Hilary Swank
Grade: A more |
Insomnia Review |
by Ram Samudrala |
/Insomnia/ is a well-crafted movie that is really quite boring. Al
Pacino stars as Will Dormer, an obsessed police detective who has to
not only deal with a murderer, but also the Alaskan sun. more |
Insomnia Review |
by John Sylva (Rating: B+) |
The title of Christopher Nolan's Insomnia isn't necessarily intended to be
literal. While the assumed meaning of sleep depravation does factor into the
film's plot, the word insomnia embraces an unconventional significance here,
referring to the...more |
Insomnia Review |
by Eugene Novikov (Rating: B+) |
Insomnia isn't much of a thriller in the conventional sense, but a slow, moody,
careful character study, where the drama hinges not on chases or fistfights --
though there's a pivotal shootout -- but on whether or not a man will crumble
under sudden...more |
Insomnia Review |
by Jerry Saravia (Rating: 4/4) |
Usually a promising independent director takes a wrong turn when he goes for
the big leagues. Thankfully, that is not the case with director Christopher
Nolan who made a big splash with the complex, suspenseful "Memento" in 2001 -
the one film of the...more |
Insomnia Review |
by W. Scott Marshall |
Many fans of the original Norwegian version of
Insomnia cringed when they heard that Hollywood was
going to remake the film in America, but when
Christopher Nolan's critically acclaimed Memento was
released, their fears probably subsided a little....more |
Insomnia Review |
by Homer Yen (Rating: B+) |
"Insomnia" is much more than just slick police
work and people that make things go. It's about
the psychology behind the police work. Moreover,
it's about the dilemma that is sometimes
shouldered by these brave and good-natured men
who succumb to...more |
Insomnia Review |
by Shannon Patrick Sullivan (Rating: 3.5/4) |
Directed by Christopher Nolan. Screenplay by Hillary Seitz, based on the
1997 screenplay by Nikolai Frobenius and Erik Skjoldbjaerg. Starring Al
Pacino, Robin Williams, Hillary Swank. Running time: 117 minutes. Rated AA
for offensive language by the...more |
Insomnia Review |
by Rose 'Bams' Cooper |
INSOMNIA (2002)
Rated R; running time 118 minutes
Studio: Warner Bros.
Genre: Thriller
Seen at: Celebration Cinema (Lansing, Michigan)
Official site: http://insomniamovie.warnerbros.com/
IMDB site: http://us.imdb.com/Details?0278504
Written by: Hillary...more |
Insomnia Review |
by Mark R. Leeper (Rating: 6/10) |
CAPSULE: Al Pacino plays a once-great LA detective,
now in decline, investigating a murder in a small
Alaska town near the Arctic Circle. Unable to adjust
to the midnight sun, he loses sleep and begins making
mistakes. The...more |
Insomnia Review |
by Dennis Schwartz (Rating: B-) |
INSOMNIA (director: Christopher Nolan; screenwriters: Nikolaj Frobenius/Erik
Skjoldbjærg/Hillary Seitz; cinematographer: Wally Pfister; editor: Dody Dorn;
music: David Julyan; cast: Al Pacino (Will Dormer), Robin Williams (Walter
Finch), Hilary Swank...more |
Insomnia Review |
by W. Scott Marshall |
Many fans of the original Norwegian version of
Insomnia cringed when they heard that Hollywood was
going to remake the film in America, but when
Christopher Nolan's critically acclaimed Memento was
released, their fears probably subsided a little....more |
Insomnia Review |
by Christopher Null (Rating: 2.5/5) |
Director Christopher Nolan, the auteur behind the masterful Memento, has made an
odd choice for a follow-up, choosing to remake the Norwegian film Insomnia,
which starred Stellan Skarsgård as a troubled cop investigating a murder north
of the Arctic...more |
Insomnia Review |
by Susan Granger (Rating: 8/10) |
Susan Granger's review of "INSOMNIA" (Warner Bros.)
Director Christopher Nolan follows his acclaimed "Memento" with this
conventional remake of a 1997 Norwegian thriller about a hard-boiled policeman
trying to track down a killer. Will Dormer...more |
Insomnia Review |
by Laura Clifford (Rating: B) |
When a local teenager is found brutally murdered with all traces of the killer
carefully removed, Nightmute, Alaska's Police Chief Nyback (Paul Dooley,
"Waiting for Guffman") requests the assistance of old friend, L.A. detective
Will Dormer (Al Pacino)....more |
Insomnia Review |
by Jon Popick (Rating: 8/10) |
Fresh off the Oscar-nominated success of Memento, one might think it odd
that director Christopher Nolan chose to remake a somewhat obscure Norwegian
thriller as his first big Hollywood film. Then again, some of the top
talent in the biz has taken that...more |
Insomnia Review |
by JoBlo (Rating: 8/10) |
PLOT:
A veteran L.A. detective and his partner are called into a small Alaskan town to
investigate the murder of a teenage girl. Once there, the lead officer finds
himself caught up in his own personal issues, twice compounded by phone calls
from the...more |
Insomnia Review |
by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: 3/4) |
Rating out of 4 stars: 3
Reviewed by Harvey Karten
Warner Bros./Alcon Entertainment
Director: Christopher Nolan
Writer: Hilary Seitz
Cast: Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Martin Donovan
Maura Tierney
Screened at: Loews E-Walk, NYC,...more |
Insomnia Review |
by Robin Clifford (Rating: B) |
Veteran LA detective Will Dormer (Al Pacino) and his partner Hap Eckhart
(Martin Donovan) are shipped, on loan, to the Nightmute, Alaska police
department to help the local cops investigate the brutal murder of a
17-year old girl. Will hatches a plan...more |
Insomnia Review |
by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 3/4) |
INSOMNIA, the second major film by Christopher Nolan, is a most ironic movie --
but not in the way you might expect. After making one of the most
unconventional thrillers in motion picture history (MEMENTO), Nolan decided to
remake the quite unusual...more |