Superb

Rating: 10/10 (6 February 1999)

I find this film fascinating. The viewer watches the transformation of an ordinary person. Donnie joins the mob as a suburban outsider, and becomes so entrenched with his undercover persona that he becomes one of them. His wife resents him, the bosses start to trust him. He becomes more violent and the line between his previous existence and his mob life becomes more and more blurred as he is given more responsiblity and trust. A superb film. Johnny Depp is incredible and sadly overlooked by the misguided Academy.