Review of Black Mass (2015) by Ahnehnois — 17 Sep 2015
Like a lot of biopics, this one suffers from narrative confusion. Whoever wrote it couldn't stuff in everything that happened in the real story, and didn't always make the most cohesive decisions about what to include. You'll wonder where Whitey's brother the senators disappears to, for example. He's around a lot early on, and he seems kind of important.
That being said, Johnny Depp has been in some bad movies and made some strange choices, but here he's just chilling. Bulger is someone who needs to be taken seriously, and you won't have any trouble doing that after you watch this performance. Also of note is Joel Edgerton playing the slippery slope character who tries to work with Bulger and probably shouldn't have.
Certainly, the characters are enough reason to watch.
This review of Black Mass (2015) was written by Ahnehnois on 17 Sep 2015.
Black Mass has generally received positive reviews.
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