A disappointment

Rating: 5/10 (13 October 2015)

I was excited when I saw the trailer for the movie, being a Johnny Depp fan. What I got was a bitter disappointment. The movie was long, unoriginal and a bit boring.The characters were two-dimensional, clique and just plain unlikable. I did not relate or care about any of them, including Jimmy's young son and girlfriend. The relationships in the movie were undeveloped and did not evoke any emotions whatsoever. The movie did not bring anything new to the audience. It was like "Goodfellas" and "The Departed" had a baby. It sounds awesome but it's not. It's dull and has already been seen. I expected much more violence and gore, like the trailer implied, another disappointment I guess. The only good part of the movie, is the reason I watched it. Johnny Depp. Although I don't think his character reached his full potential, he still gave a great performance. His character was unsettling and straight-up creepy. Granted the great special effects and makeup did help, his acting was phenomenal. The only emotion I felt, besides disappointment, was actual fear when he was on screen. Overall, I give this movie 5 stars out of 10, solely on Depp's performance. This is a kind of movie you would watch if nothing else was on.