dailyloe.com – Christopher Nolan’s 2002 psychological thriller ‘Insomnia’ is now available for streaming on BBC iPlayer in the UK. The film, starring Al Pacino and Robin Williams, is a remake of a 1997 Norwegian neo-noir. Director Nolan has previously called it his most underrated film.
The plot follows a Los Angeles homicide detective investigating a murder in Alaska. He becomes entangled in a psychological game with the primary suspect. The cast also includes Hilary Swank, Maura Tierney, and Martin Donovan.
‘Insomnia’ was well-received upon its release over two decades ago. It holds a 92% critics score on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. The Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw gave the film a five-star review at the time.
Bradshaw called the thriller a ‘magnificent blanc-noir’ in his review. He described it as pleasingly old-fashioned yet viscerally modern. The film delivers an ‘icy, sub-zero burn to the mind,’ he wrote.
Notably, ‘Insomnia’ is the only film in Nolan’s directorial filmography where he is not credited as a writer. It sits among his earlier works like ‘Memento’ and precedes blockbusters like ‘Inception’. The film offers a different tone from his later large-scale epics.
Fans on platforms like IMDb have echoed Nolan’s sentiment about the film being underrated. One fan argued it deserves to be ranked among his classic films. They suggested it might even be better than some of his later, more famous works.
The film’s availability on a major streaming platform provides a new opportunity for assessment. Audiences can now revisit this chapter of Nolan’s career easily. It highlights a key work in the evolution of one of cinema’s most prominent directors.[]
Source: The Independent
