Review of Black Mass (2015) by Scraper — 18 Nov 2016
The problem with Black Mass is that the scenes are so short it never really allows the characters to breathe and let the audience get to know them. The time jumps around too. It's as if someone really wanted to say everything they know about Whitey Bulger and never slowed down because they only had so much time to say it.
The whole movie is cut like a news reel with each snippet getting across only it's simple intended themes. Characters come and go so quickly as if they don't really matter. The dark mood is pounded into your head so thoroughly that you never form any trust with anyone making the entire affair distant and ineffectual.
That said, the costumes are done well.
This review of Black Mass (2015) was written by Scraper on 18 Nov 2016.
Black Mass has generally received positive reviews.
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