One of the best movies of 1999...

Rating: 9/10 (28 May 2000)

Along with American Beauty, Man on the Moon, Sleepy Hollow and The Talented Mr. Ripley, this is one of the best movies of the year... The Insider has many qualities: Excellent acting by Pacino, Crowe, Plummer and most of the supporting cast(with the exception of Diane Verona, which I didn't find very convincing as Wigand's wife), an excellent theme, excellent directing by Mann and an excellent score by Pieter Bourke, Lisa Gerrard and Graeme Revell. The movie was neither too long nor too short. I never felt something like "We get it, now another scene please!". As I said earlier, the cast is almost perfect and only Diane Verona sometimes could be better. But most of the time, she is good and her acting is rarely a problem. Overall, I really loved this movie.
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