Insomnia (2002) Critic Reviews

A perfect fit between filmmaker (Memento's Christopher Nolan) and material (Norway's same-name psycho-chiller from 1997), this remake gets all there is to get out of a peculiar premise with promise.Read the full review

It's taut, tense and terrific.Read the full review

Something to treasure: a thriller whose style, structure and rhythms are so integrated with the story, you cannot separate them.Read the full review

Superb psychological thriller.Read the full review

The anomalous proliferation of scenic beauty gives Mr. Nolan irony to play with, and he uses it spectacularly. The director and his gifted cinematographer, Wally Pfister, are clearly turned on by all this wasted beauty.Read the full review

Insomnia shows an equally welcome ability: a gift of creating intelligent, engrossing popular entertainment.Read the full review

Gripping, highly dramatic thriller that more than confirms the distinctive talent of young Brit helmer Christopher Nolan.Read the full review

Unlike most remakes, the Nolan "Insomnia" is not a pale retread, but a re-examination of the material, like a new production of a good play.Read the full review

Nolan reverses the emphasis -- no surprise from the director of a plot-driven film like "Memento" -- but achieves the same end, bringing Hollywood noir under the harsh glare of permanent daylight.Read the full review