Donnie Brasco
1997
****
Director: Mike Newell
Cast: Johnny Depp, Al Pacino, Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby, James Russo
This terrific drama offers a less glamorous view at the life of a gangster, much like The Sopranos on TV. Johnny Depp, once again very good, plays an FBI agent who infiltrates the mob but begins to lose his real self in the process. Al Pacino gives a brilliant low-key performance in a supporting role. Adapted from the book Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia by Joseph D. Pistone and Richard Woodley.
