Too long

Rating: 3/10 (25 October 2014)

The problem with The Insider is that this movie is too long : 2h30. Michael Mann clearly could have, and should have, shorten the duration of a good thirty minutes because the action is completely diluted and the plot drags and drags on especially in the last half hour where everything seems to be stuck. Moreover, the big revelation supposed to be exposed is that tobacco is bad for your health, something so evident these days that this story seems completely absurd. Apart from the solid performances of Russell Crowe and Al Pacino — who for once isn't overacting —, there is not much to draw from this movie which sorely lacking density and where everything is a bit too over-dramatized.