Pacino and Depp

Rating: 8/10 (20 March 2012)

FBI agent Joe Pistone(Johnny Depp) is placed undercover as Donnie Brasco, a small time criminal looking to make a name for himself with a New York Mafia family. He convinces Lefty Ruggiero(Al Pacino) to introduce him to his mob associates. Pistone must live day to day like a real hood and in time it affects his personal life.
His wife and children begin to notice vast personality changes in the former good father and husband. He is unable to separate his real self with the fictitious role he is playing every day while hanging out with amoral gangsters who kill each other as easily as killing an insect. Pacino and Depp own this film, they are as good as a tandem as you will ever see. Donnie Brasco is a fascinating look at human nature