This weekend, I finally got around to watching Donnie Brasco, which had been on my Netflix queue since I had a Netflix queue. And even before then, thanks to recs from friends, it was on my must-see list.
You've got your best-actor-of-his-generation Johnny Depp. You've got your Al Pacino. (And this was filmed pre-recurring-caricature-of-Al-Pacino Al Pacino.) You've got your before-he-was-a-star Paul Giamatti, whose character asks about the meaning of the word fuhgeddaboutit. Not to mention the before-he-was-dead Bruno Kirby. And you've got your can't-miss story of federal agent infiltrating a New York mob family.
To which I now say: Eh.
And so, without further delay, it's the return of Six-word Movie Reviews!
The film: Donnie Brasco.
The six-word review: Good, not great. Watch Goodfellas instead.
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2 comments:
i don't even remember the movie (which isn't saying much) but i like your blog. very dash-filled.
i totally agree. i also thought it was unnecessarily gruesome. i liked that it was based on a true story, but i found the movie somewhat dull and gory, and it didnt hold my attention.
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