Product: The Insider [VHS] (1999)
Rating: 5.0
the best film of 1999
The Insider from Micheal Mann is a mesmorizing examination of the 60 Minutes report that took down the tobacco industry. Altough not all of it may to accurate it is an absolutely engrossing film that never has a dull moment. Russell Crowe gave the best performance of the year as Wigand a man whose life gets turned upside down when he speaks out about Big Tobacco. Al Pacino is also solid as the 60 Minutes producer Lowell Bergman who wants the piece to air but has trouble convincing the CBS execs. Another standout is Christopher Plummer as Mike Wallace. He embodies Wallace completely right down to his hand gestures. This was a film that was overlooked at the box office, but take the opprotunity to see it on the small screen.