A marvelous ensemble cast and all the visceral impact and moment-to-moment tension of a fine thriller, together with the distinctive visual style of an art film.Read Full Review »
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ROLLING STONE: Peter Travers
With it's dynamite performances, strafing wit and dramatic provocation, The Insider offers Mann at his best -- blood up, unsanitized and unbowed.Read Full Review »
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NewsWeek: David Ansen
Reveals a chilling reality: how hard it is to tell a simple truth when big business doesn't want it told.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Desson Thomson
A well-orchestrated nightmare that keeps you on edge until the very end.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Janet Maslin
Is still sleek, gripping entertainment with a raw-nerved, changeable camera style that helps to amplify its meaning.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kenneth Turan
A dead-on tale of corporate power, courage, cowardice and how we live.Read Full Review »
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Slate: David Edelstein
A big, overlong, and rather unwieldy piece of storytelling, but the story it has to tell is so vital that it cuts through all the dramaturgical muddiness. It's a terrific muckraking melodrama--it will get people fuming.Read Full Review »
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Time: Richard Corliss
The viewer almost has to be a journalist--or a good editor--to sniff out the meat under all the fat.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Mike Clark
At its best, hard-hitting grown-up cinema (rare these days) and a movie blessed with a villain (Big Tobacco) for which all gloves can be removed and heaved into the next county.Read Full Review »
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