Much better than I feared it would be

Rating: Null/10 (2 February 2000)

A film about intrigue in the tobacco industry? 60 Minutes? Russell Crowe as a middle aged man? Christopher Plummer? Al Pacino? No wonder I was apprehensive. But go and see this film. It is 2h35m long but using the well proven "sore bottom" test it passed with flying colours....and quickly. Michael Mann has managed to produce suspense where there should be none and he is well supported by his cast. I have difficulty believing that it is the stuff that Oscars are made of but I guess that the subject matter is so controversial, extra exposure via the Academy won't go amiss so it will probably score well in a moderate year for film releases.