Superbly shot and edited and boasting impeccable recreations of the 60 Minutes broadcast in which Wigand went public, The Insider matches Heat's intensity while raising the stakes.

| Mar 26, 2019

Powerfully and elegantly, The Insider reveals a chilling reality: how hard it is to tell a simple truth when big business doesn't want it told.

| Mar 6, 2018

... the movie goes on a nail biting tear...

| Original Score: A- | Sep 12, 2017

Fascinating whistleblower story for older teens.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 28, 2010

A sobering examination of corruption, courage, cowardice, and the sometimes catastrophic costs of telling the truth.

| Original Score: B+ | Oct 29, 2008

What I didn't expect was an intelligently absorbing entertainment that ran for two hours and 40 minutes, during which I didn't once look at my watch -- just about the highest praise I can bestow upon a film these days.

| Apr 27, 2007

The movie reveals Michael Mann's unparalleled ability to fashion taut suspense from unpromising material.

| Feb 9, 2006

Pumped up with sharp editing, vivid performances and a damning true story to tell, it's a morality tale with a hard contemporary punch.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 25, 2003

It's a good thing Wigand isn't a conventional, come-to-the-rescue hero in The Insider, because, although Michael Mann tries for a victory dance, there's ultimately little cause for cheer.

Full Review | Jun 18, 2002

Mann turns a moral issue into riveting suspense.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | May 8, 2001

A masterpiece, a brilliant dissection of recent US politics and the media by a scalpel-sharp screen sensibility.

| Apr 13, 2001

Mann, who mastered style in his 온라인카지노추천 series Miami Vice and previous films like Heat, adds substance to the formula with the intensely dramatic, fiercely principled Insider.

| Mar 21, 2001

I couldn't shake the feeling that I'd just sat through an awfully long, awfully big movie that hinges, more or less, on something not happening.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jan 1, 2000

A perfect fit for Pacino's explosive acting style.

Full Review | Jan 1, 2000

Michael Mann very skillfully makes every shot and every note of the soundtrack help shape the story so that the viewer sees Bergman's perspective.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 1, 2000

At 155 minutes, The Insider may be pumped-up, but it's rarely boring.

Full Review | Jan 1, 2000

The Insider is a beautifully shot, well-acted.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 1, 2000

The film is gifted with a number of excellent performances.

Full Review | Jan 1, 2000

Few American directors drive this wedge between mind and gut as masterfully as Michael Mann.

Full Review | Jan 1, 2000

An admirable picture, written with real conviction and directed and acted with unusual intelligence and intensity.

Full Review | Jan 1, 2000