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Rating: 6/10 (17 October 2011)

Al Pacino embodies Lefty, nickname for Benjamin Ruggiero, a man looking to rise between the NY mafia. One day, Donnie Brasco (Johnny Depp), a local jeweler coming from Florida is introduced to him. The truth is Donnie Brasco is a FBI agent called Joe Pistone, attempting to infiltrate in the mafia to bring it down. Pistone is later to become is right hand or whatever they call it. The movie then consists of how Pistone is or isn't able to face the mob life and keep his own life at the same time. The movie is not brilliant. Good but not between the best of its sort. Pacino is good, but he can be more astonishing. Johnny Depp is also good, as it consists in his debut in mob related movies. As I said, I don't find any second layer in this movie, other than the mere representation of the story, with a very disappointing ending. 6/10