Minutes host Mike Wallace, accused by the film of acquiescing to the segment's gutting, has thrown a hissy fit in real life over the movie's characterization. In other words, he has reacted exactly as Christopher Plummer portrays him in a beaut of a modest caricature. Crowe, with gray hair and much softer body tone than he had in L.A. Confidential, really does look like a guy who drinks too much and is lamenting his wife's leaving him. Some are comparing this movie to All the President's Men, which at 138 minutes ran 19 shorter than The Insider. This is crucial.
Points are remade, and footage of both principals' home lives becomes wearying.
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