Review of Black Mass (2015) by Moviemitch96 — 17 Sep 2015
Johnny Depp gives one hell of a performance in this film as infamous South Boston gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger. I'll be straightforward and say that Depp's performance alone is the main reason to check this film out, as he truly gives it his all in this.
However, with that being said, the whole cast and their performances were all great and easily the film's strongest aspect. Joel Edgerton gives a great performance as FBI agent John Connolly. Benedict Cumberbatch also did well as Whitey's younger brother, and I must say that I was rather surprised at how well he was able to pull off a convincing Boston accent with him being a British actor.
Other cast members, such as Kevin Bacon, Corey Stoll, etc also gave noteworthy performances. As for the rest of the film, it did feel a little "been there, done that" in terms of gangster and crime films.
Then again, I understand it is kind of hard to make films like this stand out, especially since so many of them have taken place in Boston like this film (The Departed, The Town, American Hustle, etc.
) But like I said, it's the strong work from the cast that makes the film worth watching, and it is a step above director Scott Cooper's last film Out of the Furnace.
This review of Black Mass (2015) was written by Moviemitch96 on 17 Sep 2015.
Black Mass has generally received positive reviews.
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