Product: The Insider [VHS] (1999)
Rating: 4.0
An very strong film, directed by Micheal Mann.
Micheal Mann is best known for directing:Supense Thriller-Manhaunter(1986), Adventure/Romance/Drama-The Last Of The Mochicans(1992) and Action/Drama-Heat(1995). Everybody known This film is based on a True story, despite of some fiction characters in this film. The film about a man named Jeffrey Wigand(Extremly well played performance by Russell Crowe, his best since L.A. Confidential.) quits his job at tobacco company, because of a Drug, making people very addicted to cigarette smokers. Then me meets, a reporter named Lowell Bergman(Al Pacino in a fine performance), also a Producer for CBS. Jeffrey want to tell the truth about the company, he`s working for but Jeffery signed a company agreement to not talked outside about any secrets to the tobacco company. Since he tell some truth about his ex-employee to the reporter. Now jeffrey is receive some death treats from his ex-employee, also his wife and his two childrens are in danger also.After Jeffery is being interview by Mike Wallace(Strong Performance by Christopher Plummer)for a CBS special is not live but recorded by Wallace producer:Bergman. The Real Problem start, when controversy about Jeffrey Wigand interview to too hot for T.V. and CBS may not air the CBS Special, for being too much information by Jeffrey , because are scare to air his interview with being sued by Tobacco Company. Telling the truth is more complicated than any thing of the life of Jeffery Wigand.This is an very strong film, also best film of 1999. The film recieve 7 academy awards nominations, too bad, it`s didn`t win nothing. Russell Crowe should have win for Best Actor, (Kevin Spacey, His performance is very strong also in American Beauty, he win for Best Actor.) But Crowe was the best on the another four actors, was nominated for best actor. Micheal Mann directing also and His Screenplay with Oscar Winner Screenplay writer-Eric Roth, he`s known and Win the Screenplay adapation of the book-Forrest Gump. Best Casting is Canadian actor: Christopher Plummer, didn`t get an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in the film was really well cast in this film:Playing Mike Wallace was a Stroke of Genius in this film.The New Zealand runs almost 10 minutes longer than the U.S. Relase. An strong film, just a little too long but still an Excellent Drama. One of the best most realistic films of 1999. Grade:A-. Panavision.