Great Mob Movie

Rating: 8/10 (7 December 2009)

It was not until 2009 that I saw this film and I'm not entirely sure how or why I never watched it, or really knew what it was about, until then. I say that because I really enjoy this type of film and I especially love Al Pacino.
But anyways, I thought that this movie was very nicely done. The plot was solid and the characters were all really great. When movies on an interesting subject like this and done very well, it makes me want to learn more about said subject. So after watching this film, I spent a lot of time researching mob life and the "five families" on Wikipedia. I only note that because I think that it says a lot about how this movie really interested me.
It was really neat to see Johnny Depp in a serious role once again. He's a talented actor and very versatile, but I am very sick of him as Willy Wonka, Jack Sparrow, and coming soon as the Mad Hatter. Michael Madson and the rest of the cast were very good as well.
I did not like this film quite as well as Goodfellas, but that is not taking anything away from this. I would recommend both if you're interested in mob movies.