Possible spoilers within! Insomnia is a film that holds your attention, and part of the reason is the fine performance by Stellan Skarsgard. He has a 'below the surface' type of intensity that makes him fascinating to watch. The film does not make compromises to draw more viewers, like the hollywood remake with Al Pacino and Robin Williams. One example is the scene with the dog. The hollywood version, although basically the same film about murder and other intense human emotions, wimps out by not making the Pacino character kill the dog as the original does. Why? Also, Skarsgard's character is an unromantic womanizer which has lead to his current situation, but the hollywood version has the character embroiled in an internal affairs investigation. Why?It seems that hollywood versions of movies have to dumb down subject matter from the more challenging foreign films on which they're based, but is that what North American viewers really want? Maybe,...
Review of Insomnia
