Johnny Depp at his best!!!

Rating: 10/10 (21 September 2015)

An awesome take on a real life story of a Gangster. Really good direction. Johnny Depp has nailed it. Such intense acting should fetch him an Oscar! He can be scary and funny at the same time. Hats off to him. All other characters have promptly played the roles and have done justice to their roles. It's a must watch.
After a three-year streak of box office flops and self-parodic performances, it is wonderful to see Depp return to the top of his game, even if this dramatic vehicle he performs so well in goes down many familiar and uninspired roads. "Black Mass" is most certainly Depp's film from start to finish. There is not a single second of his screen time where anyone in the audience will be able to resist his magnetic gaze. To see Depp restrain himself is also something of a miracle, since the man has played quirky characters a bit too often, thanks to his success as Captain Jack Sparrow. His performance as Whitey Bulger may not be as memorable as some of his earlier work, but it is without a doubt, one of his best to date.