equal equal this review contain what people might call spoiler equal > i hear the insider be an 160 minute nail biter of a true story that feel like half the time . what i saw be an interesting and slow move character study that felt like twice the time . the insider be a film about that little incident where the tobacco industry have to pay like 250 billion to the people that it have cause damage to . there be this critical interview in which an expert ( russell crowe ) and formerly employ at a tobacco company and declare the executive of that company intentionally add some kind of substance to the cigarette in order to have and and keep people addict to the tobacco . we all know the outcome of the story and still the director point the story in the direction where the interview will not be broadcast and which mean the tobacco industry will get away with it . how can there be tension when the director try to make you believe something which simply be not true . and after two and a half hour of manipulate the interview finally be broadcast . well what a surprise . the package of the insider say thriller . it do not work for me that way . what i saw be a slow and 160 minute and sometimes interesting and sometimes plain boring character study with ( and this have to be say ) some fabulous acting by crowe and pacino . do you want to see this . rent the insider . you want excitement stay away . half ( out of five ) .