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Released in 1997 and running 127 minutes,this is not as good as "goodfellers"because how the undercover agent infiltrated the mob makes no sense.Also its run of the mill mob stuff.Thus 2 stars off.What it does excel in isshowing how a FBI deep infiltration agent has a terrible toll taken on his family and himself.That is shown well by Johnny Depp as the phony mob guy and real life FBI agent that this movie is based on,Donnie Brasco and Joseph D. 'Joe' Pistone .Al Pacino as Benjamin 'Lefty' Ruggiero adds another mob guy to his many screen roles.However the film is little more than those great actors doing the best they can with a very ordinary script. Trailer URL follows the pix and a IMDB summary below.
This true story follows FBI agent Joe Pistone as he infiltrates the mafia of New York. Befriending Lefty Ruggiero, Pistone (under the name Donnie Brasco) is able to embed himself in a mafia faction lead by Sonny Black. Ruggiero and Pistone become tight as the group goes about collecting money for 'the bosses'. Eventually, the group become big time when Black himself becomes a boss, all the while Pistone collects evidence. However, the trials and tribulations of the undercover work become more than Pistone can bear. His marriage falls apart and to top it off, the mafia suspect a mole in the organization. The real dilemma is afforded to Pistone, who knows if he walks away from the mafia, Ruggiero will be the one punished. Written by P. Wong <pwong@nt.net>
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