Insomnia [DVD]

i am very happy, ive really enjoyed watching this film Insomnia [DVD]

Excellent film. My motivation for buying this was Robin Williams. Fairly early on in the scenes by the beach in thick fog I realised I had caught some of it once on a flight and, ironically, had slept through most of it. So finally I had a chance to see all of it. The cinematography is simply wonderful. The mood of the Alaskan town and endless daylight are captured perfectly. The premise of the story is simple and yet extremely troubling. The Pacino character battles with his moral dilemma and is compromised. Psycho-thriller is a fitting label, reminding me occasionally of scenes from Basic Instinct - who is outsmarting whom?As it accelerates towards its reckoning, the likelihood of a happy ending sinks into the depths. Gritty, bleak, realistic.. and that brings me to the film's only significant problem; the violence. It's a crime investigation and some of the action seems realistic, or at least believable. Some elements are frankly ridiculous. People are hit hard and repeatedly, sometimes knocked unconscious and yet, miraculously, stand up more or less unscathed and leap immediately into action. Wherever such directors learn their trade apparently no-one ever hits them.Aside from that I've rarely seen Pacino more convincing as his character skates the thin ice. Williams surprises and excels in this serious role as the villain, the combination works surprisingly well. Swank and Donovan are also compelling in smaller roles, as are the supporting cast. A great way to lose yourself for 2 ¼ hours.

A great film with great actors, I really was living the movie like If I was there. A wonderful job of Cristopher Nolam and his team. And Thank you Amazon for the movies :).

And a bad cop cant sleep because his conscience wont let him.Insomnia is directed by Christopher Nolan and written by Erik Skjoldbjærg and Nikolaj Frobenius (1997 screenplay). It stars Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Maura Tierney, Martin Donovan and Nicky Katt. Music is scored by David Julyan and cinematography by Wally Pfister. It's a remake of a 1997 Norwegian film of the same name.LAPD detective Will Dormer (Pacino) and his partner Hap Eckhart (Donovan) travel to the remote Alaskan town of Nightmute to aid the local cops investigating the savage murder of a teenage girl. But Dormer leaves behind an Internal Affairs Investigation that gnaws away at him, and when a potential bust of the murder suspect goes tragically wrong, his conscious gets attacked on two fronts. By lack of sleep and by the killer himself.It's a House of Cards.Viewing from afar it's easy to be cynical and suggest that Insomnia is just an American remake cash in. Bigger budget, bigger stars and directed by a indie darling of the critics moving into the big league. While on the surface the plot looks to be another in a long line of cops and villains thrillers where procedural unfolds and evil is ultimately brought down at the end. Yet Insomnia is so much more than that, it's a deep movie dealing in complex psychological issues, a blanc-noir of some character substance, a picture clinically put together around one man's descent into a private hell, with the beautiful Alaskan backdrop perversely claustrophobic and Anthony Mann like in being at one with Will Dormer's fragmented state of mind.Killing changes you. You know that.From the opening moments as we observe a biplane flying over the Alaskan glaciers, accompanied by David Julyan's nerve tingling score, there's a looming air of disquiet. Nolan knows his noir onions, mood is everything and the dense psychological atmosphere is never once breached for the entire movie. Much of the picture is dialogue heavy, gratifyingly so, with the hushed conversations between Pacino and Williams begging the viewer to hang on every word as cop and killer (no spoiler, it's revealed to us early as a necessity) jostle for control of each others soul. What action there is also comes with a side order of otherworldly delights, a chase across floating logs and a stalk through eerie fog being the two particular highlights.Sleep comes at a cost.With three Oscar winners in the cast Nolan had some serious quality to direct, that Pacino, Williams and Swank deliver excellence is high praise for the British director. Pacino actually gives one of his finest late career performances, utterly compelling as Dormer, his haggard face tells of a thousand sorrows, his sleep deprived gait befits a man staring into the abyss. Wally Pfister's photography is on the money, the blend of snow whites and green tinges sparkle from the vistas and the soft brown hues inside the hotel provide the rare moments of tranquillity available to Will Dormer. Across the board Insomnia is a cracker of a movie, a film that goes into the murky depths of the genre to reveal one of the best movies of 2002. 9/10

Did I ever know what insomnia is? Sure it's not being able to sleep, but what does it do to you??I think I know now, as I can feel myself addressing it right here, I've been up for nearly 17 hours. But at least I can sleep, this guy can go 5 days without a blink.The film seems to say something about small town mentalities and what it's like living in one. I'm from one and I recognize certain aspects of human behaviours and attitiudes. Al Pacino's character holds it together as best he can - the interesting fact being that he has had to cut corners throughout his career and they are catching up with him more than he will catch up with sleep. He is tormented by this and makes another serious mistake. That scene is in the fog - again, great attention to detail as I was driving in the fog a couple of nights ago (naturally).He is trying to catch a child killer in the form of Mrs Doubt..No, that's Robin Williams of course, he's taking on a serious role and you do wish he'd taken on more since, cos it shows you another side to him and it's good. Williams torments Pacino throughout and you get the impression that Pacino is fighting the tide of opinion, in a town happy to settle for any result.Overall this is a good man fading away, tormented by his demons and the past. It is gripping and it really feels like this manhunt is taking place in the wild west, except this is Alaska, a place where it's always light...This film had a profound effect on me, especially when you consider we've had the Batman trilogy off this director since. It's moody and the eternal appeal for me is that it is the portrayal of a man trying to keep his head above water whilst doing the very important job of catching someone dangerous. It shows you what life is like in moments of personal turmoil and gives you a real insight into what survival means at that point. Moving.

A slow burner as a cop( Al Pacino) arrives in Alaska to solve a murder.Things start to go badly wrong for him as he chases the suspected criminal ,( Robin Williams) in a game of cat & mouse....

Great story line very intense film from beginning to end Alpicino was great as always so was Tim Robbins👍

Al Pacino macht immer klasse Filme

Uno dei primi film di Christopher Nolan, probabilmente il suo film più sottovalutato

"Insomnia" est un thriller très sombre ce qui est un énorme paradoxe puisqu'il se déroule en Alaska à une période à laquelle le soleil ne se souche pratiquement pas. L'Alaska et son ambiance sont d'ailleurs presque l'un des personnages du film tant son climat y déteint sur l'atmosphère générale. Al Pacino est un flic plutôt en fin de carrière, dans le viseur de la police des polices pour sa déontologie que je vais qualifier de "souple" :-) Il enquête donc dans ce territoire de l'extrême nord des Etats Unis sur le meurtre d'une jeune fille. L'enquête elle même n'est pas le point fort du film, ce qui traverse l'écran ce sont les acteurs : Al Pacino et Robin Williams au meilleur et Hilary Swank dans une très honnête prestation. Un grand thriller. 4 / 5

Edición francesa de la película de Christopher Nolan. Tiene audio en Español Latino y subtítulos. Los extras aunque detecta una pista de subtítulos en español, realmente está vacía, pero sí están subtitulados en Inglés salvo los comentarios de algunas escenas. Trae todos los extras de la edición americana, además respeta el formato de imagen y tiene mejor sonido que la edición que se editó en España. Para rematar está a muy buen precio respecto al precio ridículo (52 euros) que tiene la edición española, con formato recortado a 1:85 y sonido 5.1, un sin sentido. La película tiene una excelente calidad de imagen, imprescindible para completar la filmografía de Christopher Nolan.