I think most people will concede that Pistone did an amazing job.
He came in as a complete stranger,established a totally fictitious persona,became a trusted member of Sonny and Lefty's inner circle,and stayed alive for six years.
I would think that he would have been happy to have that as his legacy,but then fame reared it's ugly head. Now all of a sudden,he's Superagent,the Mafia's most hunted man,the destroyer of the Bonannos and most of Organized Crime.
Chalk it up to ego,movie promotion,talk show circuit,whatever.
Bottom line,he lost some of my respect.
Overblown.
Pistone, his shades and the interviews are all wash-out after the fact, minor diversions.
The guy went deep undercover in the 70's in NYC. For 6 years. Got proposed. Thats the heart of it. The rest are details.
He did an amazing job.
Could he have handled his post undercover life better? Sure.
But that doesnt change
anything.
Mirra and Sonny B got clipped. Lefty was pulled off the streets by the Feds due to his imminent clipping. All due to JP's infiltration.
So people who think he wasnt serious? Well I dont know what serious is...
