'Donnie Brasco' was the name given to undercover FBI agent Joe Pistone, who spent six years infiltrating the New York City mob in the 1970s. His work led to over two-hundred indictments and over one-hundred convictions of Mafia members.
Based on a true story, the film stars Johnny Depp as Pistone and Al Pacino as 'Lefty'. Lefty is a two-bit mafia member struggling for recognition, while Donnie is posing as a diamond expert in hope that he can worm his way into mob headquarters. They start working together and become good friends. The boss, Dominick "Sonny Black" Napolitano (Michael Madsen), notices that Donnie is a trustworthy candidate and elevates his status within his crew, while Lefty is continually neglected, unable to make enough money. All the time this is happening, the criminal underworld is being secretly monitored ...
Advantages: A brilliant film on a par with The Godfather Disadvantages: Bugger off disadvantages. No-one loves you
Resevoir Dogs MrBlonde well Michael Madson brings him back to life in this film. It's a mafia story, it's a love story and it's a very moving story and not without a few laughs as well.
"Did I say I was going to get whacked Donnie?"
"Not in so many words"
"I don't understand. How many fucking words does it take?"
The DVd also has a trailer and a short "making of" extra with an interview with Johnny Depp, worth watching as well. ...
Advantages: compelling, great performance by Gyllenhaal. Disadvantages: complex. Hard to take it all in.
, he finds that a jet engine has crashed into his house, hitting his bedroom. He would definately have died, had he been there. Had Frank known this? Is Frank real?. Who knows, but lets just say that these questions are answered as we travel through the film, towards its apocalyptic finale. The film, basically counts down the next 28 days, until the 'end of the world'. Incidentally, the actual filming was done over the same time period, for realism I suppose.
............................ Performances ..........................................
Jake Gyllenhaal as Donald J. "Donnie" Darko
Jena Malone as Gretchen Ross
James Duval as Frank
Maggie Gyllenhaal as Elizabeth Darko
Mary McDonnell as Rose Darko
Holmes Osborne as Eddie Darko
Katharine Ross as Dr. Lilian Thurman
Drew Barrymore as Karen Pomeroy
Noah ...
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