Insomnia Manica (2005)

User Rating:

4.3/10   

Director:

Daston Kalili

Writer:

Daston Kalili (writer)

Genre:

Thriller

Tagline:

May you never sleep until the big sleep...

Plot:

A fast paced psychological thrill ride combining relentless and cutting edge filmmaking make Insomnia...

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Rai Alexandra	...	Subway Thief#2
Gregory Searrao Bach	...	Sibelius
Chin-Chien Chang	...	Rock
Saul Dapsis	...	Dr. Candy / Sidney Blur
Eloisa De Laurentiis	...	Subway Thief#1
Natalie Fiori	...	Dahlia La Noir
Asya Ghafarshad	...	Waitress
Christina Hadiwijaya	...	Young Mother
Daston Kalili	...	Iliad Labor
Armand Krishman	...	Homer Labor
Misty La Vina	...	Gangster#1
Carlos Loyo	...	John Key
Ken MacFarlane	...	Priest
Meagan Mangum	...	Haley Grand
Ann Manning	...	Elaine Labor
Ricky Moore	...	Stills Green
Hilary Roth	...	Brook Link
R. Ernie Silva	...	Speedy
Carol Soldo	...	Dahlia's Grandmother
Elaine Strange	...	Old Lady
Eric Sweiss	...	Blade
Tara Thomas	...	Gangster#2
Rashawn Underdue	...	Street Bum
Adam Wijaya	...	Boy
Christopher Wright	...	Zolan Nox
Blumen Young	...	Blind Man

Runtime:

USA:127 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Southern California, California, USA

Company:

Divine Darkness Productions

Trivia:

Nominated Best Cinematography Action on Films Festival.

May you not fall asleep while watching this.

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

There are bad movies you can still enjoy, then there is stuff like this. The summery said it's fast paced, the first 30 minutes felt like hours and it didn't get any better, I found myself looking forward to the ending just so it would be over. I'm not going to tell you anymore than is in the summery itself, which is the same as on the DVD box. This movie is about a guy that steals a purse from an old gypsy women and she curses him to stay awake until he dies. Sounds interesting right? He robs drug deals and destroys there drugs. OK that's good, sort of Robin Hood-ish. Maybe I missed something, maybe I fell asleep it was just nonsensical and boring. Those thing were in the movie, but many other elements were there as well that seemed to have very little to do with the actual story line. Did I mention it was slow? Well it is. I really wish I could find the words to say something meaningful about this film, I'm at a loss. This movie is just bad it has no redeeming qualities whatsoever. The DVD on the other hand could be used as a coaster.

The cinematography is amateurish and simple, what was it shot with a HandyCam? It has tons of cinematic cliché and dialog straight out of a dime store novel, really I've seen better acting in a high school play. I'm not kidding. Many of the scene were just to long and to slow to keep your attention. So if you want fast paced, watch CRANK or go watch grass grow or paint dry your time will be better spent.

If you have insomnia I recommend Insomnia Manica as a cure, you'll be asleep in no time.