Al Pacino. Robin Williams. Christopher Nolan. Wow, what a crew. I remember seeing this movie quite awhile ago, and I hated it. Now that I am actually able to pay attention to a movie that doesn't have lightsabers in it for more than 15 minutes, I get it.Robin Williams as a villain is just plain creepy and Al Pacino as the good/bad cop chasing him down is actually a good fit. The movie is set in Alaska, and the whole 24-hours of sunlight thing makes for a very surreal and spine-tingling setting. This is The Silence of the Lambs if... well, if Christopher Nolan directed The Silence of the Lambs.
After seeing this movie, I have seen every one of Chris Nolan's directing efforts. And man, can that guy make a movie! Let's go down the list:
1. Following (1998) - Great indie flick. Only an hour long but definitely entertaining and suspenseful.
2. Memento (2000) - If you haven't seen this by now I don't know what's wrong with you. Guy Pearce's best movie since L.A. Confidential.
3. Insomnia (2002) - See above.
4. Batman Begins (2005) - Are you kidding me?
5. The Prestige (2006) - Hands down one of the greatest science-fiction/fantasy stories ever told. The way history and technology is blended with pure imaginative storytelling is absolutely fantastic.
6. The Dark Knight (2008) - See number 4 and multiply by 100.
7. Inception (2010) - One of my favorite movies ever made. It may be the greatest original story to ever hit theaters in my opinion.
Conclusion: Christopher Nolan is the greatest director ever and not even Scorsese or Spielberg can reach this guy's success rate. If The Dark Knight Rises turns out to be a total bomb (which I'm betting it won't), Nolan still has a 88% rate of success which is just stunning for a director.
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