Awakening

Insomnia (2002)

For his second major film Christopher Nolan directed this remake of the Norwegian film of the same name with a cast including Al Pacino, Robin Williams and Hilary Swank. A cop under investigation by internal affairs is sent to a remote town to investigate a murder and things go from bad to worse for him.

This is probably the least praised of Nolan's films but is still a well made thriller that certainly has a tone that is reminiscent of his previous film Memento (2000). While the plot of this film is more straight forward than Nolan's other films it still has plenty of depth in the characters, especially the protagonist who is struggling not just with insomnia but also his past. The only thing that I did not like about the film is that the ending some what cheats the protagonist of having to make a hard choice with respect to the issues he has been facing through out the film.

4/5