dense and tense drama offering a strong ensemble

Rating: 7/10 (15 October 2015)

One of the best performance ever from Johnny Depp. He created a simply perfect character, one minute making small talk with somebody, the next one killing in a brutal manner. FBI agent John Connolly, played by Joel Edgerton, is excellent as well. However, his mindset might have been illustrated a little bit more. Why did he want to form the alliance with Bulger, simply for furthering his career or for protecting Bulger since they were childhood friends? The major take away from Black Mass are its themes of corruption and power. Most people from Boston knew who Whitey Bulger was but they didn't know for sure that the tax-payer funded organizations, designed to stop people like him, didn't do that..