Review of The Insider (1999) by Nathalie P — 07 Feb 2009

Excellent film oÃ¹ tout est rÃ©unis. Excellents acteurs, excellente musique, mise en scÃ¨ne et excellent rÃ©alisateur Michael Mann...bref je suis FAN.

This review of The Insider (1999) was written by Nathalie P on 07 Feb 2009.

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