No Insight About the Story & Adds Nothing to the Gangster Genre

Rating: 7/10 (17 March 2016)

This is a Matter of Fact, sometimes very Intense Bio-Pic of the Infamous Criminal, don't call me "Whitey" Bulger. Left to "Run Amok" in His Southie Neighborhood of Boston, because He allegedly is supplying "Information" about His Rival Italian Gang.
Ever since "Whitey" was finally Caught after 12 Years on the Lam, there have been No Shortage of Stories, Documentaries, and Dramas about His "Collaboration" with the FBI and His Brutal Gang Activities on the Streets of His Home Town.
Anyone Aware of the Story will find this Rendition a Repeat of the Already Familiar. The Movie does Nothing to make it seem Fresh or Wanting. Aside from Johnny Depp's calculating and Effective Performance, and a full Cast of A-List Stars and Familiar Faces who all Perform Adequately, there just isn't enough Insight here to make this a Must See.
As a Real-Life Gangster Film it is OK, but Certainly Nothing to attract Attention and most Definitely has Nothing New to Add to the Genre. It goes for a Flat Look and Stylization is Nowhere to be seen. It even has some Dull and rather Routine Scenes that make for a somewhat Facile Film.
Those Unfamiliar with the Facts and anyone who has not seen a lot of Gangster Movies might find it Dramatic with Spurts of Street Violence with Characters that stare with Blank Eyes and Black Souls, with Perverse Loyalty and Attachments that Fade Quickly when the "Chips Are Down".
The Film is a Nonstop Parade of Unlikable Characters on Both Sides of the Law and its a rather Depressing Dramatization of Despicable People. There are a couple of Futile Scenes Sprinkled in that tries to Humanize these Thugs and Cops, but the Good Cast is ultimately left with Shallow and Uninteresting Ugliness.
Note...The Documentary..."Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger" (2014)...is an excellent Film.