not that it any big surprise that corporate interest supercede reporting or news on the boob tube and the insider still chillingly portray the plight of jeffrey wigand and ex tobacco company scientist and on his whistleblower journey with the 60 minute tv newsmagazine . this movie have me on edge the whole way . outstanding performance and especially from christopher plummer . his turn on mike wallace be unforgettable . this actor be in the zone . al pacino make it look eeeeaaasy and and russell crowe transcends his dialect struggle ( he go with a mishmash of american dialect and and at time i find it a little distracting ) and but he score with his understated pressure cooker character development . the screenplay and writing be wonderful and a be many support role . if you haven not see this one and you owe it to yourself to check it out .