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movie Black Mass (2015)

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Title: Black Mass

Tagline: Keep your enemies close.

Genre: Drama,Crime,History

Director: Scott Cooper

Cast: Johnny Depp,Joel Edgerton,Julianne Nicholson,Dakota Johnson,Kevin Bacon,Benedict Cumberbatch,Peter Sarsgaard,Juno Temple,Jesse Plemons,David Harbour,Adam Scott,Corey Stoll,Bill Camp,Mark Mahoney,Brad Carter,Scott G. Anderson,Lonnie Farmer,Mary Klug,Erica McDermott,Luke Ryan,Owen Burke,Lewis D. Wheeler,Billy Meleady,Jamie Donnelly,David De Beck,Gary Galone,Rory Cochrane,James Russo,Jeremy Strong,Danae Nason,Bretton Manley,Berglind Jonsdottir,David Conley,Ciaran Crawford,Thomas Philip O'Neill,Joey Vacchio,Bill Haims,Anthony Molinari,Declan Mulvey,Bates Wilder,Marc Carver,Richard Donelly,Brian A. White,Peter Morse,Tom Kemp,Patrick M. Walsh,Naheem Garcia,Kathryn A. Beauchamp,Stephen Curran,Darin X.L. MacEachern,Cary 'Big Shug' Guy,Sean Malone,Jack Neary,Jimmy Joe Maher,Forry Buckingham,Danny DeMiller,Michael F. Murphy,Alexander Cook,Ava Cooper,Stella Cooper,Arthur Hiou,Todd Ryan Jones,Julie Ann Dawson,Fergaledgar,Robert E. Walsh,W. Earl Brown,Jim Powers,Jeff Kamps,Susan Garfield,Colleen Kelly

Status: Released

Release: 2015-09-17

Runtime: 123

Plot: The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.

Trailer Cast Crew Videos

    • Johnny Depp

      James 'Whitey' Bulger
    • Joel Edgerton

      John Connolly
    • Julianne Nicholson

      Marianne Connolly
    • Dakota Johnson

      Lindsey Cyr
    • Kevin Bacon

      FBI Agent Charles McGuire
    • Benedict Cumberbatch

      Billy Bulger
    • Peter Sarsgaard

      Brian Halloran
    • Juno Temple

      Deborah Hussey
    • Jesse Plemons

      Kevin Weeks
    • David Harbour

      John Morris
    • Adam Scott

      FBI Agent Robert Fitzpatrick
    • Corey Stoll

      Fred Wyshak
    • Bill Camp

      John Callahan
    • Mark Mahoney

      Mickey Maloney
    • Brad Carter

      John McIntyre
    • Scott G. Anderson

      Tommy King
    • Lonnie Farmer

      DEA Agent Eric Olsen (Interrogator)
    • Mary Klug

      Mom Bulger
    • Erica McDermott

      Mary Bulger
    • Luke Ryan

      Douglas Cyr
    • Owen Burke

      Buddy Leonard
    • Lewis D. Wheeler

      Jeremiah O'Sullivan
    • Billy Meleady

      Joe Cahill
    • Jamie Donnelly

      Mrs. Cody
    • David De Beck

      Roger Wheeler
    • Gary Galone

      State Captain
    • Rory Cochrane

      Stephen Flemmi
    • James Russo

      Agent Scott Gariola
    • Jeremy Strong

      Josh Bond
    • Danae Nason

      McGuire's Secretary
    • Elizabeth Clifford (Costume & Make-Up)

      Costumer
    • Chuck Rock (Production)

      Co-Executive Producer
    • Timothy Blockburger (Directing)

      Second Second Assistant Director
    • Goro Koyama (Sound)

      Foley Artist
    • Andy Malcolm (Sound)

      Foley Artist
    • Francine Maisler (Production)

      Casting
    • Dieter Hartmann (Sound)

      Music Programmer
    • Tom Williams (Sound)

      Sound Mixer
    • Timothy M. Sweeney (Camera)

      Second Assistant Camera
    • Tracy Scott (Directing)

      Script Supervisor
    • James Packer (Production)

      Executive Producer
    • Richard Mirisch (Production)

      Associate Producer
    • David B. Nowell (Camera)

      Aerial Director of Photography
    • Laura Brocato (Visual Effects)

      Visual Effects Coordinator
    • Khanh Trance (Costume & Make-Up)

      Wigmaker
    • Gloria Pasqua Casny (Costume & Make-Up)

      Hair Department Head
    • Rebecca DiFillippo (Production)

      Production Secretary
    • Benjamin C. Dewey (Production)

      Location Manager
    • Hannah Scott (Crew)

      Stunts
    • Bryan Felty (Art)

      Set Designer
    • Chris Jenkins (Sound)

      Sound Re-Recording Mixer
    • Thomas Doran (Camera)

      Dolly Grip
    • Don White (Sound)

      Foley Mixer
    • Tim LeDoux (Visual Effects)

      Visual Effects
    • Gary Granstaff (Production)

      Executive Producer
    • Jason Sanford (Visual Effects)

      Visual Effects
    • Peter Mallouk (Production)

      Executive Producer
    • Ray Mallouk (Production)

      Executive Producer
    • Brittany Loar (Costume & Make-Up)

      Assistant Costume Designer
    • Howard Samuelsohn (Crew)

      Dialect Coach
    • Just Sayin' First Look

      • Trailer
    • Official Trailer

      • Trailer
    • Official Main Trailer

      • Trailer
    • TV Spot 1

      • Teaser
    • TV Spot 2

      • Teaser
    • TV Spot 3

      • Teaser
    • Black Mass - "An Unholy Alliance" Featurette [HD]

      • Behind the Scenes
    • TV Spot 4

      • Teaser
    • Black Mass - "Becoming Whitey" Featurette [HD]

      • Behind the Scenes
    • BLACK MASS Press Conference | TIFF 2015

      • Featurette
Movie information in first post provided by The Movie Database
Tonight's movie will be a mafia movie starring Johnny Depp.

I've heard that Depp makes you empathize with the bad guy, which should make this an interesting watch, as you don't particularly root for the bad guy.
 
It was a fairly good movie, but there are just too many characters involved in the story. Since they all go by nicknames and have similar appearances, it sometimes makes it difficult to discern who someone is talking about or referring to in the dialogue.

If you told me that Johnny Depp was Whitey Bulger in the movie, without seeing the credits, I wouldn't believe you. The costume he put on is unrecognizable from Depp, but I'm not a diehard fan, so I wouldn't be able to tell without it being pointed out.

Overall, a 3/5 from me. Good scenes and good action combined with a good story, but just a tad too difficult to follow at times.
 
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