Oh, the woes of Alaska. First, the murder of a 17-year-old girl. Then, a cop is killed. Finally, a cover-up of both murders. To think, I used to want to live there.
Insomnia is a crime thriller from director Christopher Nolan. Al Pacino stars as Will Dormer, a detective from Los Angeles who is sent to Nightmute, Alaska to assist in the investigation of the murder of Kay Connell. Dormer, unable to sleep due to the 24 hour sunlight, becomes increasingly dazed. While giving chase to the prime suspect in a thick fog, Dormer fires at the suspect, but instead hits his partner, who was about to testify against him in an internal affairs investigation. Dormer lies and states that the suspect killed his partner as this would have been accused of intentionally killing his partner.
The suspect, Walter Finch (Robin Williams), witnesses the killing, and contacts Dormer. He proposes the two work together to cover up both killings: Dormer will plant evidence leading the police away from Finch, and Finch doesn't tell what Dormer did. However, as the investigation wears on, Dormer begins to think that he may have killed his partner on purpose.
While it's not Nolan's best work, it's a solid film. With good supporting performances from Hilary Swank and Maura Tierney, this remake of the 1997 Norwegian film of the same name proved Nolan was ready to be a mainstream director, leading the way to the Batman franchise and Inception. B
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