SUBMITTED BY Movieman129

May 25, 2002 —

Roger Ebert is singing Insomnia's praises giving it a solid 3.5 stars (out of 4). Here's what he had to say about the performances of Al Pacino and Robin Williams (whom Ebert slammed in his 1/2 star review of Death to Smoochy):

Pacino and Williams are very good together. Their scenes work because Pacino's character, in regarding Williams, is forced to look at a mirror of his own self-deception. The two faces are a study in contrasts. Pacino is lined, weary, dark circles under his eyes, his jaw slack with fatigue. Williams has the smooth, open face of a true believer, a man convinced of his own case. In this film and "One-Hour Photo," which played at Sundance 2002 and will be released later in the year, Williams reminds us that he is a considerable dramatic talent--and that while, over the years, he has chosen to appear in some comedic turkeys ("Death to Smoochy" leaps to mind), his serious films are almost always good ones.

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