Monday, July 18, 2016

No peace for the wicked

I've been wanting to see the original Insomnia - the Norwegian production - for a very long time. So long in fact that I'd forgotten its existence. Gladly and unexpectedly I caught it from the telly. Christopher Nolan did the remake starring Al Pacino, Robin Williams and Hilary Swank, and it's almost as good as this one, unless I haven't forgotten that one also.

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