"We are in the nicotine delivery business" Based on a true story about the secret injections of highly addictive chemical ingredients in cigarettes by the tobacco industry.

Rating: 9/10 (1 February 2019)

One of the best movies by director/producer/writer Michael Mann of his entire carreer. How can a movie about a lawsuit be so captivating, astonishing, touching and thrilling from beginning to end? Well, seeing is believing and watching "The Insider" is the ultimate proof that a seemingly boring story about a lawsuit can have such a powerful impact. This movie is many things, it's a drama, a thriller and criticism of the suffocating entanglement of corporate industry with journalism.
The true story by itself is already amazingly shocking, but the way it is directed, photographed, acted and scored is truly magnificent as well. Lots of praise for the terrific acting performances by Al Pacino and Russel Crowe, who lift this movie to a higher level.
This movie is based on a true story about the secret injection of chemical ingredients in cigarettes, which were added by the tobacco company with the sole effect/purpose of enhancing addiction to smoking. One insider scientist (Russel Crowe), who worked for the tobacco industry decides to become a whistleblower and consequently gets attacked viciously with all means possible by the tobacco industry. Al Pacino plays the part of a 60 minutes news reporter who wants to air an interview with the whistleblower, but suddenly finds himself entangled with corporate powers who try to stop him.
Endnotes: in 1998 in real life, the tobacco industry settled the lawsuits filed against it by mississippi and 49 other states for 246 BILLION DOLLARS.
The deadly impact of its tobacco products cost the world's economies more than 1000 billion dollars annually in healthcare expenditures and lost productivity. Globally, there are 1100 million tobacco smokers aged 15 or older. Currently, around 6 million people die ANNUALY as a result of tobacco use.