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3.03/4

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Genres:

Drama, Historical

Rating:

R

Language:

English

Director:

Michael Mann

Actors:

Russell Crowe
Al Pacino
Christopher Plummer
Diane Venora
Debi Mazar
Rip Torn

 

 

 

 

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A researcher about Tobacco companies comes under scrutiny as his life is threatened because he wants to tell the true story about how the tobacco industry deals with addiction.

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Alex 05/19/2007 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

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3.5/4 

Close to being in my top 100, performances are near perfection all the way around. Crowe deserved an Oscar and Pacino was at the top of his game as well. A true story which directed by man makes it feel incredibly real life. See it!

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  Wolfman
Wolfman
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03/19/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

The Insider

I think you can judge this film on different levels. As entertainment we get an involving story attractively visualized. The characters are interesting and well portrayed. The climactic stroy build-up makes it a satisfying viewing experience. Enhancing this entertainment value is the substance of the movie consisting of the fact that it's based on reality and the fact that it makes you think about the capitalistic society and your life in it. The enhancement is mutual because the involvement caused by the high entertainment value of the movie lets you be maximally immersed in the awareness of the power of money : choices in your life, neglect of public welfare, objectivity of journalists etc. Personally I suspect anyone disliking this movie through this medium of being connected with the ...

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Waxy
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07/30/2007 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

The -always- Inconvenient Truth.

I bet this must sound weird but... I can't stop watching this film several times. I love -a lot- the mood of the movie... Fantastic score, and... how somewhat Mann managed to build a perfect constructed movie from an aparent boring subject. Crowe/Pacino are both great.

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