Johnny Depp gives a cool performance in this misguided mob flick.

Rating: Null/10 (4 March 2016)

Whitey Bulger is one of the most notorious American criminals in history. His story is meant to be recorded on the big screen in order to document the overwhelming power and influence he had on the Boston mafia and on America. Sadly, "Black Mass" fails to do so. Even though Johnny Depp gives a cool and menacing portrayal of Bulger, the writing and directing is misplaced, focusing more on the cops than the criminals. If more focus was taken away from the FBi who negotiated and bribed the Boston gangster and was directed towards the man himself, then you'd have a story. Instead you get cop cliché's and the same broken record of a story played out that leads just as expected. Bulger's story is unique and dark, great material for a film. It's a shame that opportunity was missed.