Black Mass

Merely okay. Kind of reminded me of a lesser version of The Irishman and The Departed. Good performance by Johnny Depp but I felt the story and some of the characters could've been fleshed out a lot more. The narrative device featuring guys like Weeks and Martorano felt kind of tacked on as well.

The relationship between Bulger and Connolly felt rote compared to the conflict in the straight man/gangster relationships in the other movies I mentioned. A lot of the dialogue, particularly with the FBI characters, was expository, I feel.

Still, worth a watch.


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