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Insider, The (1999) scores a combined 3.32 out of 4 stars for Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
Earnest, smart, handsome, well-acted and made with mastery. ...read the complete Insider movie review at Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
Insider, The (1999) scores a combined 3.28 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
``The Insider'' is a truth- based drama about the former tobacco industry scientist who blew the whistle on his bosses. It's about how ``60 Minutes'' had the story but caved in to pressure not to run it. Russell Crowe plays Jeffrey Wigand, the ...read the complete Insider movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Insider, The (1999) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Movielocity Movie Reviews (Blake Kunisch)Movielocity Movie Reviews (Blake Kunisch)
The Insider, dealing with tobacco industry whistle-blower Jeffrey Wigand, did not get much attention before it's release on the 5th. That's what Buena Vista wanted - they knew this was going to be a hard film to market - who wants to watch a 2 1/2 hour ...read the complete Insider movie review at Movielocity Movie Reviews (Blake Kunisch)
Insider, The (1999) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
It is quite possible that the most amazing achievement in Michael Mann's new film, "The Insider," is that he keeps it so intriguing for such a long period of time. Movies of this nature--true-story exposés about corporate and media corruption--have ...read the complete Insider movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Insider, The (1999) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for The Phantom TollboothThe Phantom Tollbooth
It's hard to come up with a bad guy these days. Now that communism is (largely) dead, ethnic groups are off-limits, and World War II has become a source of melodramatic comedies, there aren't too many sources of pure evil that we can all agree on. Which ...read the complete Insider movie review at The Phantom Tollbooth
Insider, The (1999) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Scott RenshawScott Renshaw
He could, and he did, though THE INSIDER is a much better personal story than it is a sweeping indictment of journalismasbigbusiness. Russell Crowe stars as Dr. Jeffrey Wigand, who has just been fired from his job as director of research for the Brown & ...read the complete Insider movie review at Scott Renshaw
Insider, The (1999) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for TIME Magazine (Richard Corliss)TIME Magazine (Richard Corliss)
When Crowe gets to command the screen, The Insider comes to roiled life. ...read the complete Insider movie review at TIME Magazine (Richard Corliss)
Insider, The (1999) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)
...a rare glimpse into the fall of a giant. ...read the complete Insider movie review at DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)
Insider, The (1999) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for New York Times (Janet Maslin)New York Times (Janet Maslin)
Mann has directed The Insider with a pulse-quickening panache that heightens the tensions within its story. ...read the complete Insider movie review at New York Times (Janet Maslin)
Insider, The (1999) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Matt's Movie Reviews (Matt Easterbrook)Matt's Movie Reviews (Matt Easterbrook)
With masterful performances, especially by Pacino and Plummer, and a script with some backbone and integrity to boot, it's definitely one to check out if you can. ...read the complete Insider movie review at Matt's Movie Reviews (Matt Easterbrook)
Insider, The (1999) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for TNT RoughCut (Tom Cappello)TNT RoughCut (Tom Cappello)
Overall, a solid piece of film that not only entertains but also educates. ...read the complete Insider movie review at TNT RoughCut (Tom Cappello)
Insider, The (1999) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Film.com (Robert Horton)Film.com (Robert Horton)
It's great that this movie exists. ...read the complete Insider movie review at Film.com (Robert Horton)
Insider, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Examiner (Wesley Morris)San Francisco Examiner (Wesley Morris)
A meticulously assembled dramatization of a grossly controversial moment in TV history. ...read the complete Insider movie review at San Francisco Examiner (Wesley Morris)
Insider, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for New York Post (Jonathan Foreman)New York Post (Jonathan Foreman)
The Insider is a beautifully shot, well-acted. ...read the complete Insider movie review at New York Post (Jonathan Foreman)
Insider, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Film Written Magazine (Andrew Howe)Film Written Magazine (Andrew Howe)
At its best it is very good indeed, but don't expect to come away changed. ...read the complete Insider movie review at Film Written Magazine (Andrew Howe)
Insider, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies (Greg Dean Schmitz)Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies (Greg Dean Schmitz)
A thriller that's really a drama in disguise, with excellent performances and a very cool, stylized look. ...read the complete Insider movie review at Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies (Greg Dean Schmitz)
Insider, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for watchingmovies.com (Rob McKinnon)watchingmovies.com (Rob McKinnon)
a taut and exciting true-life, journalistic thriller from director MICHAEL MANN ...read the complete Insider movie review at watchingmovies.com (Rob McKinnon)
Insider, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
An electric drama. ...read the complete Insider movie review at TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
Insider, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
A good but far from great movie because it portrays truth telling in America as far more imperiled than it is. ...read the complete Insider movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
Insider, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Pacino and Crowe are at their best, but the supporting cast also shines. ...read the complete Insider movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Insider, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Cinematter (Matt Williams)Cinematter (Matt Williams)
Michael Mann directs this drama about Jeffrey Wigand (Russell Crowe), a tobacco executive who turned whistle blower. Al Pacino will play 60 Minutes producer Lowell Bergman, and Lindsay Crouse will play journalist Sharon Bergman. Diane Venora, ...read the complete Insider movie review at Cinematter (Matt Williams)
Insider, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
Interesting story...great actors...well-developed characters...unique style...do not an overall great film make. This film suffers from something that a lot of major films from big name directors have been suffering with over the past year or so: it ...read the complete Insider movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
Insider, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)The UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)
This is great characterisation, and the way Crowe paints Wigand's breakdown incenses us at those who would seek to destroy his reputation. On that note, though, lies one of the significant problems I had with "The Insider", which is its unnecessarily ...read the complete Insider movie review at The UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)
Insider, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Dustin PutmanDustin Putman
The events that surround the goingson in 1996 begin somewhere around the time middleaged Jeffrey Wigand (Russell Crowe) is fired from his job as an executive for a tobacco company. Jobless and with a housewife (Diane Venora), two young children, one ...read the complete Insider movie review at Dustin Putman
Insider, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Edward Johnson-OttEdward Johnson-Ott
Jeffrey Wigand is a hero. The former corporate officer of a major tobacco company risked everything to blow the whistle on his employers and "60 Minutes" producer Lowell Bergman eagerly taped his statement. But greed and fear at the highest levels of ...read the complete Insider movie review at Edward Johnson-Ott
Insider, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for New York Post (Jonathan Foreman)New York Post (Jonathan Foreman)
A beautifully shot, well-acted movie that manages to make a complicated, real-life story without much drama feel like a thriller. ...read the complete Insider movie review at New York Post (Jonathan Foreman)
Insider, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
Few American directors drive this wedge between mind and gut as masterfully as Michael Mann. ...read the complete Insider movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
Insider, The (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Baltimore Sun (Ann Hornaday)Baltimore Sun (Ann Hornaday)
Tells an important story about a story that might never have been told at all. ...read the complete Insider movie review at Baltimore Sun (Ann Hornaday)
Insider, The (1999) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Film.com (Sean Means)Film.com (Sean Means)
The insider's view of celebrity in The Insider grabs the spotlight from the real story of Wigand's courage. ...read the complete Insider movie review at Film.com (Sean Means)
Insider, The (1999) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Variety (Todd McCarthy)Variety (Todd McCarthy)
A borderline pretentious, overly inflated picture. ...read the complete Insider movie review at Variety (Todd McCarthy)
Insider, The (1999) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for TV Guide (Ken Fox)TV Guide (Ken Fox)
An exciting dramatization of the strange events that marked the turning of the legal tide against Big Tobacco, and a particularly dark moment in the annals of CBS News. ...read the complete Insider movie review at TV Guide (Ken Fox)
Insider, The (1999) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Scott Renshaw's Screening Room (Scott Renshaw)Scott Renshaw's Screening Room (Scott Renshaw)
Mann does know how to make a moment of truth crackle; he knows how to create compelling human stories. ...read the complete Insider movie review at Scott Renshaw's Screening Room (Scott Renshaw)
Insider, The (1999) scores a combined 2.79 out of 4 stars for UTK Daily Beacon (Sarah Peterson)UTK Daily Beacon (Sarah Peterson)
Based on actual facts and events, The Insider partially focuses on the wrongdoings of a cigarette company. Russell Crowe plays Jeffrey Wigand, a recently fired head of research and development for Brown and Williamson, one of seven major cigarette ...read the complete Insider movie review at UTK Daily Beacon (Sarah Peterson)
Insider, The (1999) scores a combined 2.62 out of 4 stars for PopMatters (Jonathan Beller)PopMatters (Jonathan Beller)
Michael Mann's film The Insider is about blowing the lid of conspiracy off the tobacco industry. Although the film is ostensibly about one corporate produced addictive narcotic, that is nicotine, it is really about two, the other one being capital. In ...read the complete Insider movie review at PopMatters (Jonathan Beller)
Insider, The (1999) scores a combined 2.52 out of 4 stars for Boston Globe (Jay Carr)Boston Globe (Jay Carr)
A big, dark juggernaut of a movie about a big, dark juggernaut of a subject. ...read the complete Insider movie review at Boston Globe (Jay Carr)
Insider, The (1999) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Walking out of The Insider the other day, I couldn't shake the feeling that I'd just sat through an awfully long, awfully big movie that hinges, more or less, on something not happening. (Something eventually happens, though, and since this is all a ...read the complete Insider movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
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by randomrjs on July 17, 2009 Columbus, Ohio
Michael Mann's best film in my opinion. In "The Inside" he follows a whistle-blower in the tobacco industry and his tension-filled connection with a new producer as they take on and take down the whole industry. A couragous movie and ...
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Insider, The (1999) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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Insider, The (1999) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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