The Insider (1999)

Directed by Michael Mann · Drama, Thriller, History

Starring Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora, Philip Baker Hall, Lindsay Crouse, Debi Mazar, Stephen Tobolowsky, Colm Feore, Bruce McGill, Gina Gershon, Michael Gambon, Rip Torn, Lynne Thigpen, Hallie Kate Eisenberg, Michael Paul Chan, Linda Hart, Robert Harper, Nestor Serrano, Pete Hamill, Wings Hauser, Cliff Curtis, Renee Olstead, Michael Moore, Gary Sandy, Willie C. Carpenter, Paul Butler, Jack Palladino, Megan Odebash, Roger Bart, Sayed Badreya, Chris Ufland, Douglas McGrath, Bill Sage, Joseph Hindy, Dennis Garber, Tim Grimm, Paul Perri, Wanda De Jesus, Robert Patrick Brink, V.J. Foster, James Harper, Eyal Podell, Breckin Meyer, David Roberson, David Clyde Carr, Vyto Ruginis, Saemi Nakamura, Knox White, David C. Fisher, Phil Hawn, Zane Lamprey, Robert Malone, Vin Morreale Jr, Robert D. Parham, Roger Phenix

IHBM7.5Very good

Tells the true story of a 60 Minutes television series expos of the tobacco industry, as seen through the eyes of a real tobacco executive, Jeffrey Wigand.

My review · Reviewed 09/11/2021

This was a bit of an odd movie to watch. We got top-notch Hollywood actors dramatizing (and probably over-dramatizing) events that already happened, not to mention the viewer probably has pretty good knowledge about the events. The 150+ minute run-time goes by easy enough, although I have to admit that at different times I had trouble figuring out what new characters were added or what was happening. As always it is good to see Pacino as himself and not a caricature of himself.