Good, but not great...

Rating: 6/10 (6 January 2020)

Other reviewers have commented how "intense" they found this slow-burning true-life thriller but I must have watched a different movie. Michael Mann's THE INSIDER is technically superior, similar to HEAT, but it's also rather cold and clinical which leaves you detached from the main action. It's also rather overlong and drawn out, telling a story which could have been more effective with an hour knocked off (not that I'm adverse to longer movies; I think THE IRISHMAN was just the right length). It's essentially an actor's showcase with Al Pacino and Russell Crowe fighting a lot, so it's entertaining in that respect, but I was expecting something more...