Donnie Brasco 1997 by AverageMansReviews

Donnie Brasco 1997 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is electrocution/animal feeding/animal cruelty/racism/racist attack/shooting/decapitation/cutting/domestic violence/medical

Donnie Brasco: is an undercover Special Agent, real identity FBI Special Agent Joseph D. Pistone [Johnny Depp:] he has been working undercover for two years to collect Intel on the Mafia which in the long run will hopefully lead to many arrests and convictions, at home he has a wife Maggie Pistone [Anne Heche:] she has mostly been raising their three children on her own. Whilst her husband has been working as a jeweller trying to infiltrate the Mafia, eventually a member of the Mafia Lefty Ruggiero [Al Pacino:] a life term member of the Mafia, that takes Donnie Brasco under his wing and teaches him the ways of the Mafia.

Art: in the opening credits there is a mixture between black-and-white stills of our lead character and other things: this is a elegant and good way to start the film.

The frame work and the pacing of this 127 minute film is good, as it is based on real-life events, it has a story to tell and smoothly gets on with it.

Comedy: there are a few comedy moments such as for an example Ruggiero is asleep on the beach and we have other Mafia members filling his pocket with sand, in fact they have been very busy indeed as he is sleeping under this big mound of sand and yes eventually he does wake up.

Action: this is also limited to some guns being used and discarding bodies.

Character developments and performances: generally speaking most of these character developments are all good, but we now come to the main focus of this film and that would be Johnny Depp as FBI Special Agent Joseph D. Pistone/Donnie Brasco and Al Pacino as Lefty Ruggiero: as FBI Special Agent Joseph D. Pistone slowly to begin with begins to lose himself and becomes more like Donnie Brascoe in personality traits as Brascoe and Ruggiero care of one another and for Ruggiero; eventually he just wants to get on a boat and sail way from all of this has he has been in this as I have already indicated lifestyle for a long time, so as you can see/read Depp and Al Pacino are the driving force/partnership behind this film.

This film receives: 6/10, this film is good: if you like Mafia films take a look at this film, it also has some awards accredited to its name. 2 Winners Boston Society of Film Critics Awards BSFC Award Best Actor Al Pacino Unanimously and National Board of Review, USA 1997 NBR Award Best Supporting Actress Anne Heche For Wag the Dog. 16 Nominees that includes Academy Awards, USA 1998 Oscar Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published Paul Attanasio and Chlotrudis Awards 1998 Chlotrudis Award Best Actor all from the same event/awards ceremony Best Actor Johnny Depp, Best Actor Al Pacino and Best Screenplay Paul Attanasio.