Christopher Nolan's slightly forgotten masterpiece was on tv yesterday and I recorded it having remembered it as pretty good. Think it was a remake of a Scandanavian film, but Pacino was excellent. Poor Hilary Swank was a mere eager puppy supporting player - and I think she'd already won her first Oscar.Nolan is a master of mood and messing with your head, lots of quick cuts and flashes of images. Memorable chase across a load of logs floating down river. Robin Williams in one of his early creepy-as-hell roles. Pacino's recent films often feature rather bad over-acting, but his weary-eyed, well meaning but up-shit-creek detective is compelling.
Anyway, very good film and no Insomnia for me, just my usual 'don't want to go to sleep yet' attitude.
