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| culturevulture.net |
"...a generally faithful adaptation of the Vanity Fair article and an absorbing - if somewhat less than incendiary - behind the scenes peek at the complications that arise when corporate interests clash with journalistic obligations." more... |
| Flick Filosopher: Up Close and Personal |
"... long, slow, and compelling." more... |
| Nitrate Online |
"No shootings, car chases, or climactic fistfights are found anywhere within [the film's] 148 minute running time, but the tension is nearly unbearable." more... |
| Orlando Weekly: Tobacco tale filters down the drama |
"Time to fire-bomb another auto, Mr. Mann -- your pal Al is merely blowing smoke." more... |
| Radio Free |
"A dramatic undertaking fueled by strong performances, enthralling confrontations, and a grim sense of realism -- unfortunately, it's also fiction masquerading as history." more... |
| Salon |
"In what's shaping up as a landmark year for American film, 'The Insider' nonetheless stands out as an extraordinary accomplishment." more... |
| San Francisco Chronicle: Clearing the Air |
(rating: sitting, clapping man) "Any movie where Pacino gets to tell people off is all right by me." more... |
| Spliced: Applying 'Heat' To '60 Minutes' |
"Leave it to 'Heat' director Michael Mann to make a seat-gripping near-thriller about something as inherently dull as corporate whistle-blowing." more... |
| Time: Deep Throat Takes Center Stage |
"The viewer almost has to be a journalist -- or a good editor -- to sniff out the meat under all the fat." more... |
| Metromix: 'The Insider' stares down TV news' unblinking eye |
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