Creepy cross of Goodfellas with The Departed

Rating: 5/10 (14 October 2019)

I know Boston only from what I saw in the movies and for sure it does not look like an attractive city.
In this take - from a real story - corrupted FBI agent Connelly helps gang leader and childhood friend "Whitey" to become the boss of all dirty business in Boston.
At first reluctant to become a "rat" - because being a drug-dealing murdered is much more honorable - Whitey decides to use the protection given by the FBI to eliminate all his rivals.
Johnny Depp morphed into the glacial Whitey, a balding, blue-eyed psycho. The transformation is so complete that I could hardly believe it was Depp. It is also very distracting, even if Depp is amazingly good.
This movie lacks the thrilling suspense of The Departed and the deranged "cheerfulness" of Goodfellas and it certainly is not a heartwarming tale, but a well executed, realistic story of a despicable characters.
PS as a "happy ending", the corrupted Connelly got a heavy sentence and he's still in prison. Whitey ended up even worse, despite all his years on the run.