![]() His arrest near the end was the finest moment of the film. So my final verdict is that I hope Edgerton gets an Oscar nomination as he carried the film nicely (without Depp's heavy makeup and costume and truly baity material). He had quite a bit to work with to make this an even better movie in terms of solidarity and respect between brothers, but it never was an interesting topic and the film would not have been worse without him. Talking about the brothers, Cumberbatch disappointed me here. Basically all the major characters in here, including the two Bulger Brothers (I keep reading Bulgur), are still alive today. I felt that "Black Mass" needed a bit to get going, maybe 25-30 minutes, but afterwards I watched a very solid crime thriller, which is even more interesting because it's close to reality. Everybody fears him (unless they're drunk), nobody dares to say a word against him and even his girlfriend/wife (played by the stunning Dakota Johnson) doesn't really dare to interfere when he tries to get their son as well on the path of crime. Actually, early on I had to think of him in "CSI: Miami" when he is the aide to Horatio Caine and in here Depp is almost the evil equivalent. Sad to see he does not have that much to work with, but he is still pretty good. I am a bit biased on him as he's an actor I like. The character of Connolly's wife, played by Julianne Nicholson, actually gives the appropriate reaction to a man like Bulger, which is staying as far away from him as possible. However, he refuses people witness protection after they testify against Bulger and he is really close with the ruthless criminal himself. He is the epitome of a sleazy unlikeable federal agent in here, who is not afraid at all of getting his hands dirty, even if he does not do so in the physical sense. The MVP, however, is Joel Edgerton as John Connolly and I can totally see why he is considered for his first Oscar nomination here. Again, it is much more the makeup and the ruthless way (with murdering people left and right) he was written than Depp giving a truly great performance, but still he is fine overall. I must admit that I am not the greatest Depp fan, but he is okay in this movie. ![]() The main character in all this is James Bulger played by Johnny Depp. After his takes on alcoholism and revenge, he gives us an insight into the world of crime in 1970s' and 1980s' Boston. I quite enjoyed his previous works "Crazy Heart" and "Out of the Furnace", so I was pretty curious about this two-hour movie here. "Black Mass" is the newest movie by writer and director Scott Cooper although he "only" directed here. Reviewed by Horst_In_Translation 6 / 10 Always good, rarely great Title (Brazil): "Aliança do Crime" ("Crime Alliance") "Black Mass" never disappoints fans of this genre and the production is careful with the atmosphere in the late 70's and 80's. The story is like many others of notorious American gangsters, with violence, corruption and justice in the end. The impressive performance of Johnny Depp is maybe the greatest attraction of this movie. "Black Mass" is another crime film based on the biography of a notorious gangster, this time the criminal James "Whitey" Bulger in South Boston. But when the prosecutor Fred Wyshak (Corey Stoll) is assigned to Boston, he demands investigation of Whitey despite the interference of Connolly and Whitey becomes one of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List criminals. They take down the Italian mob with Whitey's information while Whitey becomes one of the most powerful and notorious gangsters in South Boston. When the ambitious FBI agent John Connolly (Joel Edgerton) is assigned to investigate the mafia in Boston, he proposes a deal to Whitey, who is a childhood friend, to become an FBI informant in return, the FBI would neglect any investigation of his gang. His brother William "Billy" Bulger (Benedict Cumberbatch) is a Massachusetts Senator. In the 70's, the Irish criminal James "Whitey" Bulger (Johnny Depp) is the leader of the Winter Hill Gang in South Boston after imprisonments for many years. Reviewed by claudio_carvalho 7 / 10 Impressive Performance of Johnny Depp When the credence in each other began fading out, drug dealing, murders, and extortion rose, forcing the FBI's Boston office to confirm that Whitey Bulger was one of the most notorious criminals in US history and also one of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List criminals.-Gusde They planned to take down the Italian Mafia in Boston, which went awry and things turned massively violent. Based on the true story of James "Whitey" Bulger, an Irish Mob godfather and a FBI informant who had a "secret trading" deal with his brother William "Billy" Bulger, a state senator and Boston public figure, and John Connolly, an FBI agent. ![]()
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