Al Pacino's Performance - Top 10

A masterpiece, part two.

Exactly ten years after 'Scarface' De Palma made ten times better gangster masterpiece - Carlito's Way. Long time ago I stopped counting how many times I had the pleasure. Top performances of Mr Pacino & Mr Penn (small but remarkable role of Mr Mortensen). Ace film, one hundred percent of cinematic juice.

One of the few remakes that are actually better than original. Brutal brute Pacino and anorectic trophy Pfeiffer in the landscape of Florida in the eighties - heavy!

Well done variation of the same old story (a cop sacrificing his family life in the name of the cause), betrayals and hurt ambitions; based on real people and real, six years undercover op. Great Al playing 'Lefty' Ruggerio is... great (it's a rarity anyway, to see 'Godfather' playing ordinary mob soldier, frustrated and not too bright). Curiosity concerning end credits (attention: sort-of spoiler) - Mafia, forced by FBI, has officially (sic!) canceled contract on special agent Joseph ' Donnie Brasco' Pistone.

How to start bitching about anything in this one? Even pretty Keanu seems to put some effort to his role (actually the scene of despair at hospital's ward is one of the best pieces he's been ever capable to deliver). Divine Al is, as always, divine (best antichristian monologue to date), same with she-devil Connie Nielsen, but from completely different reasons. With no doubt this is the top position on my 'satanic' shelf.