Director Michael Mann has another hit in The Insider. The film purports to tell the story of Jeffrey Wigand (Russell Crowe) who decides to share the inside story of tobacco's research in ways to make...
Pros: Excellent script and direction, great performances, especially Crowe Cons: Mighty depressing and grim
Michael Mann’s gritty, somewhat depressing whistle-blower flick is an engrossing study of a man’s struggle between his conscience and the welfare of his family. It is also the best film about journalism since All the President’s Men and perhaps the...
Pros: The story, the cast, the acting, the script, the pace and directing! Cons: None
I enjoy compiling researching and reviewing top ten movie lists of years, decades and genres. I have been preparing my list of the best films from 1999. While researching for my list of the top ten films released in 1999,The Insider kept popping up. I ...
Pros: Beautifully acted; a taut, suspenseful film Cons: A bit too long
VIEWER WARNING: The Insider contains graphic and explicit scenes of truth-telling, acceptance of responsibility, putting public duty before private interests, and demonstrating moral courage in the face of public vilification. Viewer discretion...
Pros: great acting, good story, Russell Crowe Cons: a little long, but I wouldn't have left anything out
The Basics:
So, here you have it, The Insider is the story of a man, willing to risk it all to simply speak the truth. If only it were that simple. This truth, which he believes the general public has a right, no a need to...
Pros: Crowe's performance Cons: While the dialogue is engaging, it's not memorable
The Plot:
60 Minutes producer Lowell Bergman (Al Pacino) may possibly get the interview of a lifetime. Dr. Jeffrey Wigand (Russell Crowe), a former executive of the third largest tobacco company, is willing to break his confidentiality...
Pros: This movie packs three powerhouse punches: Mann's direction and performances from Pacino and Crowe Cons: Because it takes its time building the case, some impatient viewers may feel restless
WARNING: The Surgeon General has determined that watching The Insider may be hazardous to your opinion of nicotine, CEOs in suits and Mike Wallace’s integrity.
The Insider is without a doubt one of the most controversial movies...
Pros: Michael Mann's Direction; Russell Crowe and Al Pacino Cons: Not much
The seedy corporate underbelly of the tobacco industry is exposed in Michael Mann’s most recent film, “The Insider,” where the truth that every action has an equal and opposite reaction comes crashing down on our antihero Jeffrey Wigand (Russell Crowe);...
Pros: Pacino, Crow and Plummer had flawless performances. Cons: This movie was very long and drawn out.
"The Insider" directed by Michael Mann ("The Last Of The Mohicans", "Heat" and "Tango & Cash"), who also co-wrote this film, is based on a true story about the tobacco industry.
Pros: Russell Crowe on screen (not enough) Cons: sometimes long pauses, hence making it a bit too long
Another one of my 'top ten' films in 1999. I was anxiously awaiting this film after seeing the previews long before it hit the box office. I had seen Russell Crowe on a talk show talking about his role in it, and of course ever since I had seen him in...
Pros: Al Pacino and Russell Crowe. A movie with a message. Cons: Slow, long, bad music, uncomfortable camera angles.
The Insider is based on a true story. And McDonald's makes their hamburgers with real beef -- not from real beef. I know there is a lot of fact in this movie, but frankly, I stopped caring before it ended. I got the message(s). Big corporations can be...
Pros: Great performances; great direction Cons: Vaguely preachy
"60 Minutes" segment producer Lowell Bergman (Al Pacino) has contacted Dr. Jeffrey Wigand (Russell Crowe) with the hope that he’ll be able to interpret an innocuous book of scientific data on the fire hazards of smoking. Wigand, a chemist who...
Pros: Crowe gives one of the best performances EVER, Mann's brilliant direction Cons: none
"The Insider" is not only a brilliant bout of filmmaking by the supremely talented Michael Mann (Heat, Last of the Mohicans), but more importantly, it’s a tour-de-force for one of the finest actors working today, Russel Crowe.
Pros: Performances from Crowe and Pacino, no gratuitous sex scenes Cons: A little long, and pretty moralistic...and no gratuitous sex scenes
I bought this movie as a consolation for not finding the video components I was looking for in one of the so called electronics superstores. (Don't get me started on that one!!!) I was frankly curious about this Russell Crowe guy I have been hearing...
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