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Review title: A tired genre gets worse with Donnie
Product review: The story of Donnie Brasco is one of the more compelling tales of organized crime and policing in America Ñ too bad the book was clunky, convoluted and cliche-ridden. I had high hopes for the film, but the big-screen version offers nothing new in either the gangster or cop movie genre. In fact, if you thought Michael Madsen's one-note turns in Reservoir Dogs and Frankie the Fly were spellbinding, then you're in for a treat: he's back, with the same hulking presence, complete with his trademark monosyllabic muttering. Depp is completely miscast as FBI agent Joe Pistone, and the twisting of "facts" in the film Ñ his strained relationship with family and feds Ñ is puzzling if you've read the book. Why critics raved about Donnie Brasco is beyond me. Spurts of blood, an uninspired '70s soundtrack and Al Pacino does not a good gangster movie make. Leave it at Goodfellas, and move on.
