An Overwhelmingly Positive Review

Rating: 10/10 (23 February 2000)

I'm a film junkie, and that means that not only have I seen every film that is out right now, but I have been choosy in recommending films to my friends. This movie, THE INSIDER, has been infused with so much care in its direction, it is a much rarer commodity than many would think. Yes, it was long. Yes, Michael Mann likes long.
But what does that matter, for a film that can put one in touch in the most basic levels with a character that you don't really know much about for those 2 and some odd hours?
Coupled with an unusually good performance (for production company movies) put forth by Russell Crowe as Jeffrey Wygand, this film, with its dramatization, worts and all, brings forth more truth about America than any film on the block in the past few years.