Donnie Brasco


When I was first assigned to see "Donnie Brasco" I instantly had an image
of another ruff and intense mobster movie. It has been a while since
Hollywood has attempted to do a mob related movie until now. "Donnie Brasco"
was released last Friday. This movie stars Al Pacino and Johnny Depp. The
movie is based on a true story about Joe Pistone and FBI agent who infiltrated
the New York mob ring. Johnny Depp takes the role of Pistone a.k.a. Donnie
Brasco. Donnie meets Lefty, played by Pacino. Lefty is a New York City mob
veteran, although he is very tired and wore out from the life he lives. He also
has a serious gambling problem, owes serious money to his bosses, has a son that
is a junkie and has been passed up for promotion in the ring several times, as
he is ready to get out of the game. This adds a lot to the character of Lefty.
Al Pacino did a wonderful job of presenting this character. Lefty runs into
Donnie and gets excited at the possibility of......

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