Pacino and Depp, a Great Combo

Rating: 8/10 (9 March 2003)

Donnie Brasco is a "true" story about an undercover FBI agent (Depp), and his time infiltrating the Mafia. Pacino is fabulous in this film as he plays a Mafia hit-man that never moves up in the organization and doesn't receive a lot of respect. A totally different character from The Godfather, no comparison in the two different acting styles. That's what makes Mr. Al Pacino such a great actor. His different acting approaches for his different projects. Johnny Depp gives a great performance in the role as the FBI agent. The scenes with Deep getting stressed out from the job are powerful. The last sense, when Pacino leaves his apartment, gives me some sad feelings. Although, he is in the Mafia and he has killed about thirty people, Pacino's acting is sad and so convincing; it makes me a little sad as well. Maybe because the people he has killed are in the Mafia and they know the consequences of being in that organization. You definitely feel at the end of the film the sadness of Johnny Deep's character. You can tell that he feels for Lefty (Pacino), and that he did become friends with him. Lefty knows that he is going to be killed because the FBI informed them that Depp was an undercover agent. I give this film * * * * (out of 5 stars).