Review of Donnie Brasco (1997) by Anthony C — 07 Oct 2012

Could have set it up better in the begginning. Story was kinda unclear. Pacino was good, but annoying. Depp was kind of dull, but satisfactory.

This review of Donnie Brasco (1997) was written by Anthony C on 07 Oct 2012.

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