![]() It is at the end of the movie and everyone's fate is already settled. She has one scene where she has to make a moral decision, but it really is pointless by then. Patrick also goes on about Hilary Swank's performance. This brilliant detective's best idea is to use some clear tape. However, I was smart enough to take a dark blanket and cover the window. ![]() I use to work over night and hated trying to sleep in the middle of the daylight. I give credit to Williams for not cracking any adlibs. They walk through there roles well enough. I wonder if Williams and Pacino just wanted a free trip to Alaska. Patrick went on about the acting these stars do. If you can't figure it out then you have not seen enough movies. Patrick wrote that you don't know where this movie is going. At this point in the movie his character is so flawed that I could see the ending of this movie clearer than crystal. So did Pacino purposefully kill his partner, or did he actually think it was the killer they were pursuing? The partner had just told him that he was going to save his own butt by informing Internal Affairs about some infraction he and Pacino were previously involved in. In the midst of some mist, Pacino's cop shoots and kills his partner, by accident. Pacino and partner head to Alaska to help solve a murder. I predicted how this movie would end 20 minutes into it. What this movie doesn't have is any surprises. This movie has a unique location in Alaska, where the sun doesn't set for a period of time in the summer. Williams plays against type, and plays a serious psychopath. Three fascinating characters in a gripping story told with the visual style and pace of a master director. Before long, however, she knows perhaps too much about the man she has spent years aspiring to be like and must make a moral decision regarding his fate. Hilary Swank plays Ellie Burr, a young detective who idolizes Will Dormer and is thrilled at the chance to work with him. Still he is a much more believable villain than the ridiculous Hannibal Lecter, meaning he has no special powers or talents enabling him to kill and then elude police. I mean he's middle-aged but never killed before? What was it about this particular girl and/or relationship that finally sent him over the edge? The audience can only guess at these things. My one small complaint is that we are never really told much about how he became the killer we see. Williams plays the role straight, keeping his manic comic-ham persona completely out of sight. ![]() Robin Williams is Walter Finch, writer of dime-store detective novels and part-time psychopath. His inability to sleep is exacerbated by the fact that the sun never sets in this far northern climate, and as the film progresses he slips farther and farther into nervous exhaustion. And yes there are a few moments of classic Pacino ranting but in many ways it is very restrained. He gives one of his realest performances in many years as a world weary cop who suffers from insomnia. The heart of the story is Al Pacino as Detective Will Dormer. From here the story keeps moving, taking us along on a ride that we are not sure how is going to end. Then in a botched attempt at nabbing the killer, Pacino mistakenly shoots his partner the catch being that the sole witness to this act is the killer himself. The plot thickens when we discover that his partner is about to make a deal and let Pacino take the fall for some past infraction. Pacino is a respected LA cop sent to a remote area of Alaska to help investigate a murder. These three main players are all finely-nuanced actors with formidable screen presence. Hilary Swank holds her own, sandwiched between the two movie legends, in a role which, fair or not, will be compared to Jodi Foster's Clarice from Silence of the Lambs. Insomnia is modern day film noir with an intriguing storyline and interesting characters in a remarkable setting. Al Pacino and Robin Williams bring their considerable talent to what is an inspired cinematic achievement. Christopher Nolan pulls off a great job of directing, knowing when to give away key information and when to hold back and let the audience discover things for itself. Al Pacino and Robin Williams in Insomnia.įrom start to finish Insomnia is a winner.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |