HE'S A FRIEND OF MINE

Rating: 10/10 (7 February 2020)

Brilliant portrayal of JOE PISTONE an F.B.I agent deep undercover in NEW YORK.JOHNNY DEPP takes on the role in one of his finest outings and the supporting cast speaks for itself.PISTONE takes on a new identity as DON the jeweler and builds up a rep in the neighborhood as the go to guy for diamonds,LEFTY a never been made gangster played here by PACINO needs a diamond appraised and the two cross paths,now with the window open DON takes a leap of faith and soon finds himself being introduced to mob bosses as a friend of LEFTY'S ( HE'S A FRIEND OF MINE ),LEFTY takes a personal interest in DONNIE and brings him under his wing,DONNIE soon sees first hand that this is no luxurious life but a struggle for nickle and dime as the mobsters drain every source of income from racketeering to parking meters,DONNIE gets absorbed into LEFTY'S personal LIFE and the friendship is sealed with a MOB kiss and PISTONE is now a member of a NEW YORK crime family.SONNY BLACK is the under boss and MICHAEL MADSEN plays him chillingly,the under boss always wants to be boss and its no different here and soon SONNY pries DON away from LEFTY in a move up the ladder scenario,PISTONE is DONNIE BRASCO a NEW YORK mobster and is so deep under cover in role play that reality becomes a distant mirage and a way out becomes less likely.criminal underworld masterpiece with top notch performances from DEPP,PACINO and MADSEN,a true mafia gem on par with GOODFELLA'S and highly recommended.