"Movie Review: Insomnia": 07/13/2001

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07/13/2001 Entry: "Movie Review: Insomnia"

I think I could relate to this movie better than I normally would have, since I had been overworked and underslept for a few days before watching it. Unfortunately, it lead to me falling asleep in the middle of it. Luckily, I was watching it on Tivo so I could go back and try again. But I'm not sure exactly why I felt like I didn't understand some of it - was it my sleepiness? Or was it the movie? I didn't understand the main character's motivation, and the easy way he fell in with the author. I guess I sort of understand the apparent need to be perfect, but I didn't quite believe it. Maybe it was just me. Otherwise, I thought the movie was pretty neat. I wish I understood more about the rivalry between Norway and Sweden. I feel like the subtitles didn't lend themselves to the language comments. But I enjoyed it, despite almost everyone being kind of a jerk. I think it is time for me to go get some sleep, though, and enjoy living somewhere that always has a few hours of darkness...