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Actors: Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby, Anne Heche
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Donnie Brasco |
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One of the great mafia films, based on the true story of Donnie Brasco, a police officer who infiltrated the mafia world, risking his own life every day.
--Erik Stahlberg, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Donnie Brasco |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- inconveniently married while playing footsy
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- criminals stealing from other criminals
- criminals stealing from honest people
- criminals killing each other
- police corruption
- gang conflict
- Mafia conflict
- one man's rise in a criminal organization
- life in drug culture
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
- irritated
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
- Miami
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Any profanity?
- A lot of foul language
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