Donnie Brasco
Summary:
This drama about an undercover cop who learns the hidden dangers of working his way inside the mob was based on a true story. Joe Pistone (Johnny Depp) is an FBI agent who is given an assignment to infiltrate the Mafia; calling himself Donnie Brasco, he befriends Lefty Ruggiero (Al Pacino), a low-level mob hit man whose personal life is in tatters. Lefty's marriage i... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Johnny Depp - (Donnie Brasco/Joe Pistone)
Al Pacino - (Lefty Ruggiero)
Michael Madsen - (Sonny Black)
Bruno Kirby - (Nicky)
James Russo - (Paulie)
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Review:
Focusing on the nuts-and-bolts world of an everyday mobster and the undercover cop with whom he forms a doomed camaraderie, Donnie Brasco achieves an accessible mix of entertainment and reality. Director Mike Newell was previously best-known for the romantic comedy Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), and he admirably switches gears without... Continue >>
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