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Old 02-05-2024, 07:55 AM   #15394
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Watched The Insider. My favourite '90s Pacino performance. Russel Crowe is great, too. Christopher Plummer knocks it out of the park as Mike Wallace. And I'll never complain about Philip Baker Hall in a movie.

I enjoyed this more than Heat, I have to say. Although Heat's grown on me, I didn't need multiple watches to get through The Insider...I'd even say it was almost (ALMOST) breezy, which is saying something since there isn't a hint of action.

I love Pacino as a grizzled reporter who is passionate about breaking meaningful stories but also doing so ethically and taking care of his sources. I saw him less as Al playing a character, instead seeing him as Lowell Bergman, which really is a testament to a guy who's known as such a caricature these days.

9/10 for a movie that really surprised me.
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