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DONNIE BRASCO is two-thirds of a great mob movie, with Al Pacino playing another memorable gangster and Johnny Depp reaching sur- prising depths as the title character, the real-life FBI agent who infiltrated the Mafia in what was to become "one of the most suc- cessful mole operations ever." To quote to the production inform- ation. Every scene shared by Pacino and Depp (and the other tough guys, who include Michael Madsen and Third Stooge-lookalike Bruno Kirby) is wonderful, but take Depp's character back home, to his long-suffering wife and kids, and the movie grinds to a halt. At the very least, neither Depp nor Anne Heche, who plays the Mrs., appears old enough to have children as old as they do. Directed by Mike Newell (FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL). (Rated "R"/126 min.) Grade: B- Copyright 1997 by Michael J. Legeros
Originally posted to triangle.movies in MOVIE HELL: March 2, 1997