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The Insider (1999)
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THE INSIDER recounts the chain of events that pitted an ordinary man against the tobacco industry and dragged two people into the fight of their lives. Academy Award(R)-winner Al Pacino (1990 Best Actor, SCENT OF A WOMAN; THE RECRUIT) gives a powerful performance as veteran 60 MINUTES producer Lowell Bergman and Academy Award(R) Winner Russell Crowe (2000 Best Actor, GLADIATOR; A BEAUTIFUL MIND) co-stars as the ultimate insider, former tobacco executive Dr. Jeffrey Wigand. When Wigand is fired by his employer -- one of the largest tobacco companies in America -- he agrees to become a paid consultant for a story Bergman is working on...
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| The Insider Movie Review by Thom (2/4/2009) |
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Saying that a movie is "based on a true story" is often misleading, especially when, if you think about it, any story is based on actual events. In the case of The Insider, all the important details are pretty much spot on, while those that are disputed can be puzzled out by merely looking at the motives of those involved....
(complete The Insider review by Thom)
Jeffrey Wigand (Russel Crowe) put it all on the line: his family, he reputation, his career, and his life. He had a story to tell about the addictive properties of tobacco and it was eating at him until he got it out. Lowell Bergman (Al Pacino) of CBS News went to bat and did everything in his power to get his story out....
(complete The Insider review by Movie Addict)
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