RELEASE: 1997; GENERE: Drama; RUN-TIME: 2 hrs, 27 mins RATED: Not Rated: Violence & Language;
SYNOPSIS: Joe Pistone (Johnny Depp) is an FBI mole who integrates himself into the Mafia pecking order by posing as "jewel man" Donnie Brasco. He finds his loyalties divided when Lefty Ruggiero (Al Pacino), a jaded hit man, takes him on as a protégé and places real trust in him. The two men form a friendship--and a criminal partnership--that jeopardizes Brasco's mission and obscures the boundaries between the law and the underworld. The film is a true story based on the autobiography DONNIE BRASCO, MY UNDERCOVER LIFE IN THE MAFIA by former undercover agent Joseph D. Pistone.
REVIEW: Even though we recorded this off of the Showtime Channel, I decided place under this category. We saw this movie many years ago when it first came out and liked it then. I think we enjoyed it more watching it again. The somewhat reserved performance of Al Pacino as a grumpy old man was one of his best. Coupled with Depp’s raw performance of a person who feels empathy for this person who had taken him in and mentored him, and knowing that he will be the cause his eventual death, make the movie real. If you're looking for a good movie to watch over again, they don't get much better. We give it [4.5 Stars]
SYNOPSIS: Joe Pistone (Johnny Depp) is an FBI mole who integrates himself into the Mafia pecking order by posing as "jewel man" Donnie Brasco. He finds his loyalties divided when Lefty Ruggiero (Al Pacino), a jaded hit man, takes him on as a protégé and places real trust in him. The two men form a friendship--and a criminal partnership--that jeopardizes Brasco's mission and obscures the boundaries between the law and the underworld. The film is a true story based on the autobiography DONNIE BRASCO, MY UNDERCOVER LIFE IN THE MAFIA by former undercover agent Joseph D. Pistone. REVIEW: Even though we recorded this off of the Showtime Channel, I decided place under this category. We saw this movie many years ago when it first came out and liked it then. I think we enjoyed it more watching it again. The somewhat reserved performance of Al Pacino as a grumpy old man was one of his best. Coupled with Depp’s raw performance of a person who feels empathy for this person who had taken him in and mentored him, and knowing that he will be the cause his eventual death, make the movie real. If you're looking for a good movie to watch over again, they don't get much better. We give it [4.5 Stars]
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