Johnny Depp becomes Whitey Bulger

Rating: 7/10 (9 December 2015)

This may seem like a bold statement, but this might just be Johnny Depp's best performance of all time. Depp's always been one of my favorite actors and I just loved that he decided to do this movie, because, despite his talent, it just felt to me the characters he portrayed lately are kind of Tim Burton parodied versions of himself or something. But I love that he went for this project, because he absolutely nailed it, big time. His performance is flawless, but let's talk about some of the other actors in the film who are also great. Benedict Cumberbatch nails the Boston accent, surprisingly, he's great. Joel Edgerton is also pretty fantastic in the move, as well. However, the unfortunate reality of Black Mass, is that it's enormously elevated by its performances, particularly Depp's. I wasn't really invested in the story as I should have been and the plot moves achingly slow. What they really should have done is they should have focused almost entirely on Johnny Depp's character, because every scene he's in is pretty much the best scenes in the film. The entire under the table stuff with the FBI simply didn't do it for me, and it's really a shame because it's like the entire second half of the film focuses entirely on that. However, I do think Black Mass is a good movie, it's just not a great one. But it's worth the price of admission simply to see Johnny Depp.