Another way to look at "mafia movies"

Rating: 10/10 (2 June 2001)

We all have seen those great movies about the organised crime and the cosa nostra, I mean movies like "The Godfather" by F.F.Coppola or "The Goodfellas" by M. Scorsese. Donnie Brasco gives us just the opposite way to look at these sort of movies. It is just a masterpiece of directing actors and performances and above all, a particular, brilliant performance for Al Pacino. His talent here is so clear on the screen that it is impossible to miss it. I also appreciate the brilliant score and the way it is used (very cleverly) in this movie.