Hated it. Flat, aimless, poor use of casting, sometimes ridiculous.

Rating: 5/10 (3 October 2015)

Firstly I just don't get why Johnny "prosthetics" Depp is even in this. When you are introduced to him you immediately mistake him for Ray Liotta. Down to the eye lashes even the accent. They worked hard to make him Ray Liotta on every level except he's dull and monotone where ray does that stand up and applaud rage face Depp is incapable of. He's just not enjoyable to watch. He looks a bit like Whitey Bulger but it's really incidental and a waste of effort. Hell if anything he looks more like Dracula than Whitey Bulger who was actually a fairly attractive guy.
The rest of the movie is a weird borefest. None of the scenes connect. Stuff just happens then they move to days or weeks or years later with no transition. Nothing in any point ties to later scenes either directly or metaphorically. Characters come and go aimlessly.
It's a real shame, other than Joel Edgerton who's wasted on this poorly written bad cop the rest of the cast is quite good. Roy Cochrane played his partner Steve Flemmi and he was great.
I don't think anyone's gonna read these reviews and pass on this, but I'd say at least don't waste money on this one. Just go watch good fellas, it really is just ripping off it pretty bad. I'm gonna go watch the Whitey Bulger documentary, I suspect it be more entertaining and enlightening. You also leave this film feeling like you didn't learn much about Bulgar.
I think the critics are giving this movie too many breaks because they were wowed by Depps Ray Liotta impression. I was not.