Pacino back to his best.

Rating: 10/10 (2 October 1999)

In some ways this film is about what wiseguys do on their days off. It's that low key. Almost a love story in other ways. We're all fascinated by gangsters because we would all like to have their morals, or should I say lack of morals. This de-glamourises the myth. Depp as an undercover FBI agent made me fear for his sanity. Pacino as the low ranking mobster, who's ambition is to run a bar in Florida, earnt my sympathy. All in all the central pairing of Pacino and Depp works well. It's intelligent, moving and well observed. I can't really fault this film... But if you're expecting Tarantino style action and violence forget it.