The Insider.
When I was younger, I'd start salivating if anyone even mentioned Heat; now I feel like its reputation is a bit inflated.
Don't get me wrong -- I still think it's a pretty damn good movie. Great, even.
But I could watch The Insider once a month. If it's on, I cannot turn away. I feel like the construction of the film, the script, the photography, the performances, the use of music -- there's really no weak spot. Even the piddly "controversy" about its degree of "factual accuracy" has essentially evapourated in the years since its release. Sad to think it might've been one of the most deserving Best Picture winners in history if not for that little sideshow.
I mean, it's kind of an embarrassment of riches. Scene after brilliant scene. Totally captivating and loaded with intensity.
If someone put a gun to my head and said I could only save one Mann film, I'd have a tough time -- Thief and Manhunter are terrific too -- but it'd probably come down to this one.
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MonteCarloMan
10 years ago
The Insider.
Never cared for Heat, then or now...
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movie80
10 years ago
The Insider.
Not only I like the story but also because the movie was extremely well done.
The scene with Jeff leaving the building while the other employers were chatting in the other room, the scene with Michael Gambon and the lawyers, the scene with Jeff sitting alone in the hotel room, his job interview at the new school, the FBI removing his computer, man that movie is perfect.
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