In Black Mass, Johnny Depp becomes one of the most notorious gangsters in American history in this true crime drama.

It’s in theaters now, but how good is this new film?

Here’s everything you need to know about Black Mass (15).


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John Connolly (Joel Edgerton), who grew up with the Bulgers in South Boston, returns to the area in 1975 as an FBI agent under Charles McGuire (Kevin Bacon).

The town is under the control of the Winter Hill Gang, led by James “Whitey” Bulger (Johnny Depp), right-hand man Stephen Flemmi (Rory Cochrane), assassin Johnny Martorano (W Earl Brown), and heavyweight Kevin Weeks (Jesse). Plemons). ). . .

Perversely, Whitey’s brother Billy (Benedict Cumberbatch) has legal power as a Massachusetts state senator.

When a rival gang declares war on the Winter Hill gang, Connolly secretly contacts Whitey to convince Pivot to become an informant.

Whitey provides information on the mob, and the police use the inside information to take down the powerful syndicate. This secret alliance is put to the test when Whitey murders a double accomplice in broad daylight.

Black Mass oscillates between Whitey’s rise to power and Connolly’s inexorable decline.

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Premiere of the film Black Mass

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Golden Globe winner Johnny Depp plays gangster James “Whitey” Bulger, Star Wars’ Joel Edgerton plays John Connolly, Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch plays Billy Bulger, and Fifty Shades of Gray’s Dakota Johnson plays Lindsey Cyr.

Other stars include The Following’ Kevin Bacon, Garden State’s Peter Sarsgaard, Fargo’s Jesse Plemons, Dazed and Confused’s Rory Cochrane, Deadwood’s W. Earl Brown and The Equalizer’s David Harbour.

Is it worth a watch?

4/5

Crime Can Pay for Johnny Depp, who is in the running for a fourth Oscar nomination, with a tour de force performance from real-life gangster James “Whitey” Bulger in Scott Cooper’s stylish and sometimes gory crime thriller.

It’s a truly terrifying display of brooding menace and the actor dives into the role decked out in colored contact lenses, fast receding hairline and abs.

Ditch Depp’s Theatrics and Black Mass is a cleverly crafted but all-too-familiar crime and punishment story that is a faint reflection of Martin Scorsese’s Oscar-winning drama The Departed.

Black Mass is an adaptation of a non-fiction book written by journalists Dick Lehr and Gerard O’Neill, but the film adaptation skims some of the meatier details by switching back and forth between Whitey’s rise to power and John ‘s inexorable decline.

Edgerton fades alongside Depp and Cumberbatch has limited screen time to flesh out his fit powerbroker’s bare bones.

Where can I buy tickets?

Odeon, Cineworld and Vue cinemas are now taking bookings for screenings of the film.

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