Looks and feels like a routine TV detective story
Insomnia review
By
ThomasKus from Gloucester
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1st February 2004
When Hollywood attempts to remake a European film the original is usually very good and the remake often inferior. Considering this I decided to go straight for the original and was not particularly impressed. This is a type of film we have seen many times on TV: a young girl is murdered and a cop with a high reputation is called in to find the killer. As events unfold he becomes more involved in the case than he hoped for with unforeseen consequences.
The story has some nice touches but the pace is slow, the dialogue dull and the whole film has a rather luke-warm feel to it.
I am not sure if the remake is any better but the original has not encouraged me to find out, either.
