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Donnie Brasco (1996)
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Based on a memoir by former undercover cop Joe Pistone (whose daring and unprecedented infiltration of the New York Mob scene earned him a place in the federal witness protection program), Donnie Brasco is like a de- romanticized, de-mythologized version of The Godfather. It offers an uncommonly detailed, privileged glimpse inside the world of organized crime from the perspective of the little guys at the bottom of Mafia hierarchy rather than from the kingpins at the top. Donnie Brasco is not only one of the great modern-day gangster movies to put in the company of The Godfather films and GoodFellas, but it...
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Donnie Brasco Movie Review by Jarrod  (6/1/2008) |
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'Donnie Brasco' deals with the relationship between the title character and the man he comes to love and respect, Lefty Ruggiero (Al Pacino), an aging, experienced hitman who is waiting to be rewarded for his decades of loyalty with something that will provide him with enough income to retire and buy that boat he has...
(complete Donnie Brasco review by Jarrod)
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