Insomnia Reviews

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