Review of Donnie Brasco (1997) by Timone — 01 Apr 2019
Well I have looked up on some of the documentaries on Joseph Pistone aka. Donnie Brasco to see if it's interesting to know what happened in real life in the book of Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia.
The actual film itself is loosely based on the true story of Joseph D. Pistone aka. Donnie Brasco played by the famous Johnny Depp himself. Donnie Brasco revealed to be Joseph D. Pistone who is an undercover FBI agent who infiltrated the Mafia Bonanno crime family in New York City during the 1970s.
He befriends with Lefty Ruggiero played by Al Pacino who vouches for him. He gave him his trust and loved him like a son but he doesn't know his real identity. Al Pacino and Johnny Depp have good chemistry together and they both played good characters along with the other casts like Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby, James Russo, and Anne Heche.
The line "Forget about it" is a line that has been said multiple times and I don't know how many times they're been saying that. If I don't know how many times they said "Forget about it" just "Forget about it".
So out of all the gangster films out there, this one is one of the deeper ones (if not the most deeper film). Some people say that this is best crime film, however it's not a perfect film by all means but it is a good film with a good story that stays true to the real life adaptation of the book.
With strong performances by Al Pacino and Johnny Depp, this is a movie for you.
This review of Donnie Brasco (1997) was written by Timone on 01 Apr 2019.
Donnie Brasco has generally received positive reviews.
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