The forgotten Johnny Depp

Rating: 7/10 (27 September 2015)

Before the start we have to be aware, the movie is not about one big event or the rise of James Bulger (Jimmy). Rather, the life of Jimmy. Scott Cooper has brilliantly left few loose ends in the movie, for that's not what he wanted to convey in a complicated subject like this.
Johnny Depp & Joel Edgerton make the screen their very own. The two main characters have been beautifully written and performed. Depp playing his part reminds you about his acting skills from pre Pirates of the Caribbean era. Depp plays the part of the vicious gangster perfectly. When he is at the neighborhood where the locals like their "southie" boy to the brutal murderer that made everyone fear him. One dinner scene at John Connolly explains the different shades of Jimmy.
It is the same scene that also highlights Edgerton's performance that shows the mental struggle Edgerton is put through to pull all the strings. Cumberbatch as Senator Billy had nothing to offer in the entire movie. Just appears in bits & pieces. Cooper could have done well had the script had more for him.
On the whole it is a memorable experience you will walk away with. The story of a crime lord who disappeared for so many years after terrorizing the city of Boston.