Donnie Brasco (Extended Cut) [Blu-ray]

Donnie Brasco (Extended Cut) [Blu-ray]
by Mike Newell

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Actor: Anne Heche, Gerry Becker, Johnny Depp, Paul Giamatti, Zach Grenier
Director: Mike Newell
Brand: Sony
Cinematographer: Peter Sova
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.40:1
Running Time: 147 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-05-08
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: TriStar Pictures

Movie Reviews of Donnie Brasco (Extended Cut) [Blu-ray]

Movie Review: Pacino and Depp in an under-rated Mob movie
Summary: 5 Stars

Usually when one thinks of Mafia movies, only the name of Scorsese and Coppola come up, but not this movie directed by the Brit Mike Newell (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire; The Awakening). Once again Pacino plays a mob figure but still it's quite different from Michael Corleone and Tony Montana--he's Lefty Ruggero, a small time loser/hood who hasn't quite achieved status in the mob, who has a girlfriend and a son who is a junkie. Into his world comes Joe Pistone (Johnny Depp) who poses as a jewel dealer but is in reality an FBI informer who insinuates himself into the mob when Lefty vouches for him. Not only that but Lefty in sense adopts him as his surrogate son by protecting and coaching him in the ways of the mob. More than just a gangland saga like "Goodfellows" or "The Godfather", "Donnie Brasco" is a intimate love story between two men which ends in tragedy and torment for both. For Pistone as "Donnie", it is that sooner or later he will betray Lefty and for Lefty, it's only a matter of time before he knows he'll be whacked. There are also solid portrayals by Michael Madsen, the late Bruno Kirby and James Russo as the wise guys. Also the Blu-ray is excellent in sound and visuals. Do pick this one up--you won't forgetabout it!!

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Summary of Donnie Brasco (Extended Cut) [Blu-ray]

Posing as jewel broker Donnie Brasco, FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone (Johnny Depp) is granted entranceinto the violent mob family of aging hit man Lefty Ruggiero (Al Pacino). When his personal and professional lives collide, Pistone jeopardizes his marriage, his job life and, ultimately, the gangstermentor he has come to respect and admire. From acclaimed director Mike Newell (Four Weddings and a Funeral), and featuring an extraordinary supporting cast including Michael Madsen, Anne Heche, BrunoKirby and James Russo.

Based on a memoir by former undercover cop Joe Pistone (whose daring and unprecedented infiltration of the New York Mob scene earned him a place in the federal witness protection program), Donnie Brasco is like a de-romanticized, de-mythologized version of The Godfather. It offers an uncommonly detailed, privileged glimpse inside the world of organized crime from the perspective of the little guys at the bottom of Mafia hierarchy rather than from the kingpins at the top. Donnie Brasco is not only one of the great modern-day gangster movies to put in the company of The Godfather films and GoodFellas, but it is also one of the great undercover police movies--arguably surpassing Serpico and Prince of the City in richness of character, detail, and moral complexity. Donnie (Johnny Depp, a splendid actor) is practically adopted by Lefty Ruggiero (Al Pacino), a gregarious, low-level "made" man who grows to love his young prot?g? like a son. (Pacino really sinks into this guy's skin and polyester slacks, and creates his freshest, most fully realized character since his 1970s heyday.) As Donnie acclimates himself to Lefty's world, he distances himself from his wife (a terrific Anne Heche) and family for their own protection. Almost imperceptibly his sense of identity slips away from him. Questioning his own confused loyalties, unable to trust anybody else because he himself is an imposter, Donnie loses his way in a murky and treacherous no-man's land. The film is directed by Mike Newell, who also headed up Four Weddings and a Funeral and the gritty, true crime melodrama Dance with a Stranger. --Jim Emerson

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