63. BLACK MASS (2015)

BLACK MASS (2015)

Language           -      English (United States)

Genre                 -      Crime, Drama, Gangster

Director              -      Scott Cooper

*ing                    -      Johnny Depp (Whitey Bulger), Joel Edgerton (John Conolly), Benedict Cumberbatch (Billy)

IMDB Score        -      6.9/10

PLOT

                       Boston, late 1970s. The new FBI agent John Conolly is trying to free northern area from the holds of Italian Mafia, so he made secret alliance with the south Boston gangster “Whitey” Bulger and made him as an informant. In search of fame and promotions John Conolly concentrated only on Italian Mafia but failed to realize that he is being used as a pawn. “Whitey” Bulger use his informant identity as a cover to expand his business and becomes the undisputed crime lord and one of the FBIs ten most wanted criminals.

                       Black mass is a crime-drama based on the 2001 book Black Mass- An unholy alliance between FBI and the Irish mob by Dick Lehr. It shows the real life of south Boston crime lord and the leader of Winter Hill gang, Jimmy “Whitey” Bulger. "Whitey" Bulger is one of the toughest mobster that I have seen after Tony Montana in “Scarface”. I can barely remember any scene in which Johnny Depp laughs in this movie. Its really a slow-paced movie where you may feel sleepy at some point, even I stopped this movie after watching for some time. The reason is because of the style of conversation of the movie which purely reflects the South Boston moreover Jimmy is of Irish origin, and there are many terms in which a non-American may not be familiar such as Jai Alai (a kind of game like squash), IRA (Irish Revolutionary Army). Johnny Depp can completely immerse into any roles. Whitey is also an example of his that immersing capacity. His makeup and accent were all particularly done to suite the real-life mobster. He himself admitted that this is his favorite role among all other his movies. The director purely concentrated on the script rather than filling unwanted fights and any intimate scenes.

                            The movie was clear portrayal of real life, so it receives positive reception from everywhere and Johnny Depp’s role was considered as his best among the critics. “Whitey” Bulger had been on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list for twelve years. The two million dollars reward the FBI offered for information leading to his capture, was larger than that for any other fugitive on the list, except Osama bin Laden. He was arrested on 2011. It may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but it will always be a favorite for those who love Godfather, Goodfellas and all those gangster movies.

 Movie Trailer- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE3e3hGF2jc