Product: The Insider [VHS] (1999)
Rating: 5.0
Pacino and Crowe deliver
"The Insider" focuses on Jeffrey Wigand. He is an ex research scientist from the Brown & Williamson tobacco plant. The reason he is fired, is because he finds out that the company has placed some illegal substances in their products.Lowell Bergman, a representative from 60 minutes catches wind of this and wants Jeffrey to give an interview on 60 minutes, describing what wrong Brown & Williamson company have done.Without giving out any more spoilers, I can't say much more about the plot.What makes this film truly an epic film is the wonderful acting by Al Pacino and Russell Crowe. Pacino gives what is truly an Oscar worthy performance.I highly recommend "The Insider" as it is not a simple film by any means, it requires you to think.