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...Christopher Nolan weren't a movie director, he could be a Ralph Lauren ad. Tall, blond and civilized, he sits in a rocking chair in his living room politely answering questions in a soft British accent...
This turns out to be a complex and interesting matter. And Insomnia turns out to be a worthy successor to director Christopher Nolan's Memento, which was last year's most discussible hit. The new movie does not tell its story backward--you're allowed only one gimmick that sensational per career. It is, in fact, a rather conventionally, sometimes almost ploddingly developed narrative...
Finally, the film represents a triumph of atmosphere over a none-too-mysterious mystery. Which is to say that Nolan--remaking a 1997 Norwegian film, adapted by Hillary Seitz--makes you feel the end-of-the-earth bleakness of his setting, makes you feel the way it can discombobulate people once they internalize it. Insomnia is not a spectacular moviegoing "memento," but it is thoughtful, quietly disturbing proof of a young director's gift...
Insomnia (May 24): Warner’s only really promising offering of the summer is this thriller from red-hot director Christopher Nolan. Fresh off of Memento, Nolan decided to tackle another twisty murder story. Al Pacino stars as a police detective sent to a small Alaska town to investigate the murder of a young girl. However, he accidentally shoots his partner while chasing a suspect, and becomes entangled in a deceitful mess with a local detective (Hilary Swank) and the killer himself (Robin Williams). Reports confirm that the story is not told backwards, or even in random order...
...severely demoralized by the seemingly endless allegations. In England and Wales, the church has set up the Catholic Office for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults. This body is based on a report into tackling pedophile activity in the church made by a former Appeal Court judge, Lord Nolan. In presenting his report, Nolan said he hoped that it would "help to bring about a culture of vigilance where every single adult member of the church consciously and actively takes responsibility for creating a safe environment for children and young people...