What? Four Weddings Mike Newell? Enchanted April Mike Newell?
Yes. I was left with two feelings, thoughts, if you will. One was that for all he had to go through, Brasco (Johnny Depp) was handsomely rewarded with $500 and Witness Protection. And the other was that 'Lefty' Al Pacino ended up being quite a sympathetic character, himself somewhat lost and unfulfilled, wishing he could escape on his boat.. Which is down to the writing of Paul Attanasio, who adapted two books on the subject.
Um. Michael Madsen is rather good as the wannabe crime boss. With Bruno Kirby, James Russo, Anne Heche, Perter Doyle's atypical music adds an interesting dimension. Edited by Jon Gregory, who died in 2022; he had cut Pushing Tin and Four Weddings for Newell, as well as Three Billboards and In Bruges. Photographed by Peter Sova, who had shot a few films for Barry Levinson, who co-produced this.
So, yeah - we enjoyed it. Particularly liked the scene in which Brasco explains to low-billed FBI man Paul Giamatti the various meanings of 'Forget abaht it'. And when on the boat Pacino says 'Go to the bough' it's funny.
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