Academy Awards, USA 2000
| Nominated Oscar | Best Picture Michael Mann Pieter Jan Brugge |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role Russell Crowe | |
| Best Director Michael Mann | |
| Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published Eric Roth Michael Mann | |
| Best Cinematography Dante Spinotti | |
| Best Film Editing William Goldenberg Paul Rubell David Rosenbloom | |
| Best Sound Andy Nelson Doug Hemphill Lee Orloff |
Spyglass Entertainment
Directed by Michael Mann
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Touchstone)
Scientist Russell Crowe struggles to reconcile his conscious with his job for big tobacco. After being fired, he is approached by TV producer Al Pacino to expose the multi-billion industry as nothing more than drug dealers for nicotine. Crowe's family is threatened and his reputation smeared, while Pacino fights the corporation in control of his TV show to get the interview aired. What should have been an intriguing story is instead an overbaked drama, with shaky camerawork and intrusive soundtrack. Alan Pakula's All the President's Men in 1976 explored similar territory with much better results.
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