Insomnia
Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.
Audience Sentiment
Dormer shoots his partner
How it all ends
The dramatic drop from the intense psychological buildup to the anticlimactic ending that disappointed many viewers
Insomnia builds strong critical appreciation through its first two acts, with particular praise for the central performances and moral complexity. However, the film peaks during the shocking partner shooting sequence and Williams' introduction, before declining toward an ending that divided critics and left some feeling unsatisfied.
Full cast
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Al Pacino
Will Dormer
Robin Williams
Walter Finch
Hilary Swank
Ellie Burr
Martin Donovan
Hap Eckhart
Nicky Katt
Fred Duggar
Maura Tierney
Rachel Clement
Paul Dooley
Chief Nyback
Jonathan Jackson
Randy Stetz
Katharine Isabelle
Tanya Francke
Larry Holden
Farrell
Jay Brazeau
Francis
Kerry Sandomirsky
Trish Eckhart
Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe
Kay Connell
Lorne Cardinal
Rich
Paula Shaw
Coroner
Oliver 'Ole' Zemen
Pilot
Tasha Simms
Mrs. Connell
Malcolm Boddington
Principal
James Hutson
Officer #1
Andrew Campbell
Officer #2
Crew
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