there hardly a flaw in this true account of the 60 minute expose of a tobacco industry cover up . al pacino be brilliant a lowell bergman and the 60 minute producer who struggle to convince former tobacco executive jeffrey wigand ( equally brilliantly play by russell crowe ) to grant an interview in the face of the industry attempt to silence him and and then have to fight cbs management to put the interview on the air . this be just a marvelous film . from the begin scene of the set up of an interview between mike wallace ( play by christopher plummer and who do a valiant job in a difficult role and play someone as well know a wallace ) and an arab sheik involve with the hezbollah movement we get a sense of the point to come represent that deal with middle east terrorist be a lot safe than take on the tobacco industry . be also hit right off the top by the irony underlie everything . wigand and who work a a senior executive for a tobacco company and be a health care specialist with a seriously asthmatic daughter . the first part of the movie play like a spy thriller and a it focus on the threat make against wigand and family to silence him and and the pressure this put on his family life a we literally see the man begin to crumble under the pressure . the focus of the second half shift to bergman desperate attempt to get wigand interview broadcast after everything he have risk to blow the whistle . the battle between bergman and cbs and also under pressure from the industry not to air the story and and vulnerable due to the network impend sale and be well portray . this movie be absolutely worth the watching . it be vaguely ominous a be confront by the power not just of the tobacco industry and but of big business in general . definitely a positive .