Just saying will get you sent away.........

Rating: 6/10 (29 October 2015)

While his brother Bill remains a powerful leader in the Massachusetts Senate, hoodlum James "Whitey" Bulger continues to pursue a life of crime in Boston.
Approached by FBI agent John Connolly, the lawman convinces Whitey to help the agency fight the Italian mob.
As their unholy alliance spirals out of control, Bulger increases his power and evades capture to become one of the most dangerous gangsters in U.S. history.....
Oh hurrah, it's Oscar baiting season again, and here's this years a-list star wanting to be taken seriously in a role that is a million miles away from what we all know and love. It the fact is that Depp doesn't need to be taken seriously. Yes, the past few years have been a little unkind to the actor, but before Jack Sparrow sailed into shore, Depp had a wonderful range of beautiful roles that defined him as a true Hollywood star. And since his big transition to mega-star, his kookiness has since become lost in translation.
And here, while the true story of Bulger is terrifying and an important part of Bostonian history, the film is a predictable affair, trying too much to be like goodfellas and ending up just a profane almost chore like effort to get through, but, the performances are good, despite some questionable casting.
Depp is good as Bulger, but the make up is terrible, he looks like a cross between Klaus Kinskis' Nosferatu, and the bad guy from Thor: The Dark World, and it really takes you away from the narrative, and the psychotic tendencies that Bulger obviously has.
It's a shame that the second two acts really get bogged down in so many sub plots, as the first act is truly remarkable, especially when tragedy hits Bulger.
So all in all, it's not a bad film by any means, it's just that we've seen this true life crime story time and time again, and they can be wonderful at times, but this has an element of déjà Vu to it.