Nolan’s Memento follow up is the sort of prestige, star-led thriller that we don’t see much anymore, but it’s the odd one out in his filmography – not least for the only movie he didn’t write himself (it’s a remake of a 1997 Norwegian film).
Nolan’s Memento follow up is the sort of prestige, star-led thriller that we don’t see much anymore, but it’s the odd one out in his filmography – not least for the only movie he didn’t write himself (it’s a remake of a 1997 Norwegian film). Al Pacino stars as an LA detective, under investigation for planting evidence, who’s sent to Alaska to investigate a murder. But instead he’s drawn into a cat-and-mouse game with the killer, played by Robin Williams in an unexpected villain role. While he plays with perception – Pacino’s Will Dormer is losing his mind from stress, guilt and unrelieved insomnia – Nolan is at his most overly conventional here.