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 enlarge | Director: Mike Newell
Actors: Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby, James Russo
Studio: Entertainment in Video
Category: Video
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Avg. Customer Rating:  32 reviews
Sales Rank: 7241
Format: Single, Hifi Sound, Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Media: VHS Tape
Running Time: 121 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
EAN: 5024165703663
ASIN: B00004CV62
Theatrical Release Date: February 28, 1997
Release Date: March 23, 1998
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 Great crime movie June 20, 2008
Fantastic. This film has plenty of everything you might want in this area. It's great entertainment, has the tang of reality plus a good deal of violence, domestic aggro and an interesting take on mob life.
It also has Al Pacino, Johnny Depp and Michael Madsen putting in top performances, and that can't be a bad thing. Very, very good movie.
Up there with the big ones April 4, 2008
As an American History enthusiast, and someone with a firm interest in the US Mafia history, this film gets 5*s.
With an all star cast, including the legendary Al Pacino this film gives a true story of an FBI Agent who infiltrates a New York mafia ring, but becomes a little too close.
With some very graphic scenes it is not for the squeamish!
In my opinion, this film is up there with the big names such as Goodfellas and A Bronx Tale.
A great film, that can be watched over and over again.
A must see November 26, 2007
A great film if your into mob films or not i really would recommend this film you, you know when Al is in a film is going to be good and he does not fail in this one.
Reaches the Heights of Goodfellas November 22, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A great movie that probably doesn't get its due because of inevitable comparisons to Goodfellas (few movies match up against that competition).Moreover,Pacino plays the gangster in a different way to that of Goodfellas, The Godfather Trilogy, Scarface and to a lesser extent, The Devil's Advocate.
The added element here, of course, is the FBI infiltration by Pistone, played by Johhny Depp. This was the first Depp movie that made me sit up and take notice of him other than as a "young" star. He's actually playing two characters within the movie. FBI agent Pistone and wiseguy Donnie. What I like about the performance is that he does a great job as Pistone acting as Donnie, making you believe you could have fooled all these wary, paranoid wiseguys.
Pacino as Lefty is another fantastic performance in what is now of the most powerful bodies of work by a male film actor. Compare this sad jamoke to his opposite on the spectrum of Mafia movie characters, Michael Corleone, and you have to remind yourself that it's the same actor playing both parts.
Up there with the rest of the best of them November 20, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I like my mob films, and this is definitely one of the best. It certainly stands up against The Godfather and comes in a VERY close second to Goodfellas. Johnny Depp has never been better, but unquestionably the star of the show is Al Pacino. Depp acts his socks off, but Pacino steals every scene he's in.
In my humble opinion, it is possibly Pacino's finest hour... his final scene (which I won't spoil for the uninitiated) never ever fails to bring a tear to my eye. A superb film, an underrated gem -- anyone who says it is 'boring' has simply failed to immerse themselves in it properly.
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