A undercover cop (Depp) deals with turning in his friend (Pacino) and trying to survive the gangster life at the hands of the new crew leader (Michael Madsen)

Rating: Null/10 (16 July 2004)

This film featured an all-star cast including Johnny Depp, Al Pacino, and Michael Madsen. But it leaves you wanting more. I expected to see a good gangster flick that dealt with the gangster life in the late 70's. Instead, I saw 2 hours of Depp and Pacino saying "fuggehtaboudit" over and over and over. Depp, as always, give a great performance as the undercover cop battling his own demons within. Pacino, however, isn't up to par. He is depicted as a "good" gangster with a family and who can't seem to catch a break, being "passed over". In the end, he is out shined by Madsen, who gives his usual bad ass, monotoned voice performance. Madsen, playing Sonny Black, plays a member of a crew who works his way up to become the head of the crime family. This would have made a much more entertaining plot, rather than the whole love/hate thing going on with Depp and Pacino. Overall, not a horrible movie. If you like Depp, Pacino, or Madsen, and are a fan of gangster/cop films, you should be entertained for the films 2 hour running time.