Robin Williams delivers an unnerving performance as the murderer Pacino's gunning for, and Hilary Swank adds more than what's on the page with her turn as the local cop.
The beauty of Insomnia, which stars Al Pacino, is that it never cheats or dumbs down its story, and it always keeps us on Pacino's level, as his character tries to both do a good cop's job and cover up his own misconduct and while fighting off the worst case of insomnia ever. Robin Williams delivers an unnerving performance as the murderer Pacino's gunning for, and Hilary Swank adds more than what's on the page with her turn as the local cop.