Post by teleadm on Aug 7, 2019 7:44:02 GMT
The Insider 1999, directed by Michael Mann, based on an article by Marie Brenner, starring Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora, Philip Baker Hall, Lindsay Crouse, Debi Mazar, Stephen Tobolowsky, Colm Feore, Bruce McGill, Gina Gershon, Michael Gambon, Rip Torn and others.
Drama based on real events. A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a "60 Minutes" expose on Big Tobacco.
Enourmously interesting and intense story that shows that it is possible to fight a giant lobby interest, in this case the Tobacco industry. The movie is divided into two parts, the first part is to get the chemist to talk, the second part is how to get the segment aired on 60 Minutes, since Big Tobacco isn't going to give up that easy.
A problem for me as a non American is it's very difficult to follow all the legal technicalities, with suing and countersuing, and state and federal laws.
The cinematography is too much "shaky cam" for nearly 150 minutes, I can understand it can at times create intesnity, but for nearly 150 minutes it becomes tiresome, and I would have liked some old fashioned camerawork in the not so intense moments, to make it a bit easier on the eyes.
Still, it's a whorthwhile movie with great acting from a great ensamble.
Worthwhile too, since it shows that it is possible to legally knock down such a huge industry as tobacco.
The movie must have been hard to sell to the paying audiences, with a worldwide gross of around 60M USD, compared to the production costs of 68M USD.
This movie was nominated for 7 Oscars, Best Movie, Actor in a Leading Role (Crowe), Director, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published, Cinematography, Editing and Sound, but lost in all categories.
Drama based on real events. A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a "60 Minutes" expose on Big Tobacco.
Enourmously interesting and intense story that shows that it is possible to fight a giant lobby interest, in this case the Tobacco industry. The movie is divided into two parts, the first part is to get the chemist to talk, the second part is how to get the segment aired on 60 Minutes, since Big Tobacco isn't going to give up that easy.
A problem for me as a non American is it's very difficult to follow all the legal technicalities, with suing and countersuing, and state and federal laws.
The cinematography is too much "shaky cam" for nearly 150 minutes, I can understand it can at times create intesnity, but for nearly 150 minutes it becomes tiresome, and I would have liked some old fashioned camerawork in the not so intense moments, to make it a bit easier on the eyes.
Still, it's a whorthwhile movie with great acting from a great ensamble.
Worthwhile too, since it shows that it is possible to legally knock down such a huge industry as tobacco.
The movie must have been hard to sell to the paying audiences, with a worldwide gross of around 60M USD, compared to the production costs of 68M USD.
This movie was nominated for 7 Oscars, Best Movie, Actor in a Leading Role (Crowe), Director, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published, Cinematography, Editing and Sound, but lost in all categories.