Black Mass
2015, crime, drama, history
123 minutes
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.
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Derrick Carter of Are You Not Entertained?
2015-09-18
Depp’s performance is possibly a career best as he disappears into Bulger’s skin.
8.5
2015-10-20
A fairly by the numbers gangster biopic, but it’s done very well which masks the unoriginality of the film. Read more
8.0
Ian Crow of All Things Movies UK
2015-11-27
Johnny Depp and Joel Edgerton shine together on screen and really pull great performances out of the bag...
8.0
2015-09-18
A substantive glimpse at one of America’s most notorious, clever, and ruthless criminals. Read more
7.2
Jeremy Lebens of The Daily Rotation
2015-09-17
A cold and heartless mobster flick, starring Johnny Depp in his most ruthless performance yet.
7.0
2015-09-18
The rest of the cast is fine, but most of them are underutilized for something other than their star power, even if they perform... Read more
6.7
David Whitley of DoubleFeaturePreachers
2016-06-27
A rarity for Depp, a slow moving movie, but not enough done with supporting cast and few new ideas for a gangster film.
5.0
2015-11-07
The film spans roughly 20 years, but it seems the production and costume designers weren't privy to this fact, with characters sporting sideburns and mustaches in 1995, and displaying no signs of aging. So bored was I by Black Mass, I aged more over its two hours than its players did over its story's two decade timeline. Read more
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7.0
Paul Hauer of Filmliefhebber
2016-03-30
Black Mass mag zich scharen in het rijtje van illustere misdaadfilms, zoals Donnie Brasco, The Departed en Goodfellas.
7.0
2015-12-11
De film mist diepgang en een eigen identiteit. Read more
7.0
2015-10-14
Een onevenwichtig misdaaddrama, dat nipt boven de middelmaat wordt getild door een fenomenale Depp. Read more
6.5
2015-10-05
Black Mass is een onderhoudende van A-Z misdaadthriller. Read more
5.8
5.0
2015-10-07
Bevat een indrukwekkend aantal bekende acteurs maar die slagen er niet in om voldoende leven in het verhaal te blazen. Read more
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