| release date: | May 24, 2002
Tuesday October 15, 2002 (dvd) |
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| genre: | Thriller |
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| running time: | 118 min. |
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| director: | Christopher Nolan |
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| studio: | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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| producer(s): | Paul Junger Witt, Edward L. McDonnell, Andrew A. Kosove, Broderick Johnson |
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| screenplay: | Hilary Seitz |
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| cast: | Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Maura Tierney, Martin Donovan, Paul Dooley, Nicky Katt, Jonathan Jackson, Larry Holden, Katharine Isabelle |
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Insomnia Movie Synopsis
Will Dormer (Pacino), a veteran LAPD detective, travels to a small Alaskan town with his partner Hap (Donovan) to investigate the
disturbing murder of a seventeen year-old girl.
Under the glare of the region's perpetual daylight, Dormer and Hap close in on the primary suspect, reclusive novelist
Walter Finch (Williams). During a tense stakeout on a rocky, fog-shrouded beach, Finch slips into the mist and out of
Dormer's grasp. As he makes his escape, shots ring out...and Hap is killed.
As he struggles to cope with his sense of responsibility and remorse over his partner's death, Dormer is forced into a
psychological game of cat-and-mouse by the brilliantly malevolent Finch. The stakes escalate as Dormer contends with an
unproven but perceptive local cop (Swank) and becomes increasingly entangled in Finch's web of manipulation.
Unable to find respite from the relentless Midnight Sun or his own distorted judgment, the dangerously
sleep-deprived detective finds his stability gravely threatened.
Great performances and taut direction makes this one of the better King adaptations.
THIS IS NOT BY STEPHEN KING!!!! THIS IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STORY!!!
I was really surprised that a film with such big stars, that can headline their own films can be part of such a bad film. I just found it way too boring. And Stephen King is guilty of that sometimes.