Donnie Brasco

from my 100 Popular Movies Marathon, part 63 of 100



Donnie Brasco, 1997. An undercover FBI agent infiltrates the mob.

Directed by Mike Newell. Written by Paul Attanasio, based on a book by Joseph D. Pistone, & Richard Woodley. Starring Al Pacino, & Johnny Depp, with Michael Madsen, & Anne Heche.

Concept: B
Story: B
Characters: B
Dialog: B
Pacing: D
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: B
Acting: A
Music: B
Enjoyment: It's too slow; the relationship stuff in particular is boring. It's an interesting story, though, and would have been a great movie with some better editing. B

GPA: 2.8/4