Johnny Depp leads this true crime drama as Whitey Bulger, the ruthless South Boston criminal who sought to...
Johnny Depp leads this true crime drama as Whitey Bulger, the ruthless South Boston criminal who sought to take down an invading Mafia family by becoming an FBI informant. From the director of Crazy Heart and Out of the Furnace, co-starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Juno Temple, Dakota Johnson and Joel Edgerton.
Jack Nicholson's Frank Costello character in Scorsese's The Departed was loosely based on Bulger, currently in jail for multiple murders.
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73 %290 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
68 %19,701 reviewsAudience score rating
"Given the title of the film and tone of the trailer, I was expecting something a bit more sinister from Black Mass, the story of Irish-American mobster Whitey Bulger’s “unholy alliance” with the FBI during the 1970s. Instead, the film ends up feeling like a cover version of previous crime dramas, with only a few moments that truly unsettle."
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Flicks
Flicks"Depp does career-best work as notorious Boston gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger in Scott Cooper's taut, elegantly understated crime drama."
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Variety
Variety"Depp is more engaging than he's been in years, even if his performance can feel a little restricted and one-note."
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Time Out
Time Out"I'm as susceptible as any other deskbound, conflict-averse fantasist to the visceral appeal of a good gangster movie. But "Black Mass" isn't one."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"A big, brash, horribly watchable gangster picture taken from an extraordinary true story and conceived on familiar generic lines."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"The steady flow of sour deals, minor slights avenged, and prostitutes that require beating to death begin to wear on one's attention."
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SBS
SBS"A bleak, claustrophobic based-on-fact film that draws us completely into a dark world of crime and complicity."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"Depp shines in a solid gangster biopic."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterBlack Mass | Details
- Rating
- MA15+, Strong violence and coarse language
- Runtime
- 123
- Genre
- Drama, True Story & Biography
- Country of origin
- USA
