: The insider
Director: Michael Mann
Interesting, though overly complex tale of a tobacco insider who turns whistle-blower. It’s based on reality, and tells the story of a 60 Minutes producer who finds the insider and encourages him to blow the whistle. The producer soon finds his own network (CBS) is afraid to back him for fear of being sued by Big Tobacco and they leave the whistle-blower out on his own. Things are confusing as we watch the producer working on unrelated stories, and it’s sometimes difficult to tell if the producer’s the main character or the whistle-blower. The ending is also weak as we’d earlier watched the whistle-blower’s life fall apart by pressure from the tobacco company (his wife left him) and that is never resolved. It’s therefore implied that whistle-blowing will cost you everything you value, but of course, you must do it to be a good citizen. Overall an excellent film (good direction and performances), but a little convoluted and overlong.
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