Product: The Insider [VHS] (1999)
Rating: 5.0
The true best picture of 1999
"American Beauty" was pretty good and deserved itsnomination but the film that should have won Best Picture this yearwas Michael Mann's "The Insider". Al Pacino is as good as ever as a producer on "60 Minutes" and Russell Crowe is magnificant as a whistle blower that was a former tobacco company employee. The story revolves around Pacino fighting to get Crowe's interview aired on "60 Minutes" while Crowe's life is being threatened by his former employers. Pacino really plays the role well and Crowe is equally as good. Crowe turned in a great performance in "L.A. Confidential" and in "The Insider" he proves that he will in time be one of the true great actors. As for Michael Mann, he has really done a fine job with this film. It's a shame it did not win any Oscars for it truly deserved them.