They had me at Hello (Lefty)

Rating: 9/10 (20 December 2009)

The plot is a familiar one (for which I pulled one star) but that's kind of silly considering it's based on a true story. Besides, anything with Al Pacino is a "must see" (thus the subject reference). The twists & turns of the plot together with the outstanding acting od Pacino & Depp...both of whom amaze me, make this a great movie of suspense, pathos and drama. (And one obligatory sex scene and gore scene, unfortunately...again part of that 1-star deduction of predictability. Yes, stereotypes of Italian mobsters abound but...even as an Italian, would I miss it? "Fuggedaboudit!" And you shouldn't miss it either (but definitely beware of the language & the gory scene...the "sex" scene is a lot of grunting on the stairs but no nudity, etc that I noticed).