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Black mass starring johnny depp, kevin bacon in lead and directed by scott cooper. This is a scene from the movie which is pretty good to watch. Black mass, directed by scott cooper, is a biographical movie about the american mobster james whitey bulger. Black mass is an intriguing blend of classic gangster movie drama under the umbrella of an intimate bulger biopic. Black mass 2015 while his brother bill benedict cumberbatch remains a powerful leader in the massachusetts senate, irish hoodlum james whitey bulger johnny depp continues to pursue a life. Director scott coopers movie, however, is no classic like the departed, which won the best picture oscar for 2006. The top ten black actors 1 morgan freeman morgan freeman born june 1, 1937 is an american actor and narrator. Whitey bulger hated how johnny depp portrayed him in. Black mass 2015 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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. It tells the story of how bulger became an fbi informant and how he begins to use the status to his advantage in his criminal activities.

Movies with diverse casts or leads the new york times. We already knew that johnny depp will star as whitey bulger and that benedict cumberbatch replaced. But the best thing about this film for me was johnny depp, he is so convincing and brilliant, this is what he needs to do more of, he is so good in donnie brasco, public enemies and black mass but then he does all those stupid fantasy films, he is much better in films like this. Black mass starheavy cast including edgerton, cumberbatch and its calculating direction helps emphasize the brutality and impact of this notorious gangster. Johnny depp and joel edgerton in black mass 2015 johnny depp in black. Based on a true story, black mass tells the story of james whitey bulger, the brother of a state senator who becomes one of the most violent criminals in the history of south boston. In 1999, the film was dubbed in english and released in the us by artisan entertainment the film is an adaptation of the 1992 manhua black mask by li chitak. As the actors are listed, pictures and footage of the real people they portrayed are shown. In 1970s south boston, fbi agent john connolly joel edgerton persuades irish mobster james whitey bulger johnny depp to collaborate with the. Black mass 2015 cast and crew while his brother bill benedict cumberbatch remains a powerful leader in the massachusetts senate, irish hoodlum james whitey bulger johnny depp continues to. Long past his heartthrob era, johnny depp became a real actor able to deliver a chill when his face subtly changes to an expression of expectant evil which it does frequently in black mass.

Meanwhile kevin weeks, who was bulgers righthand man and enforcer, said black masss storyline was largely invented by the filmmakers in an interview with the daily beast. Like in the black mass movie, the real whitey bulger had a son, douglas cyr, who died at age six from reyes syndrome a severe reaction to aspirin. Freeman won an academy award in 2005 for best supporting actor with million dollar baby 2004, and he has received oscar nominations for his performances in street smart 1987, driving miss daisy, the shawshank redemption and. Take a look back at johnny depps movie and tv career in photos.

Movie was filmed in 2015, countries of filming locations are united states. Black mass is the kind of movie that fools you at first. Depp is chilling here in the way that great horror movie actors from the 1930s and 40s are chilling. Black mass, the movie based on the book black mass. In 1970s south boston, fbi agent john connolly joel edgerton.

The insidious cackle bulger unleashes at the end of that rant is about the closest black mass ever comes to the grisly gallows humor that has become the lingua franca of the gangster movie. With johnny depp, benedict cumberbatch, dakota johnson, joel edgerton. Cast revealed for local whitey bulger movie the boston globe. He evidently saw a way to achieve instant status in the eyes of whitey, a childhood hero. Black mass movie vs true story of whitey bulger, john connolly. Black mass cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Black mass cast and crew check out hollywood movie black mass cast and crew details, star cast information. For a biopic of a reallife person, this feels like an oddly standard mob thriller. The film was very interesting and would definitely recommend it. Here is a scene from black mass 2015 movie starring johnny depp benedict cumberbatch i lead roles. Instead of romantic, living portraits of kings and queens, the film follows boston gangsters, most notably whitey bulger, the notorious leader of the.

The true story of an unholy alliance between the fbi and the irish mob by dick lehr and gerard oneill. Whereas, for all its strengths, black mass feels, more than anything, like actors playing dressup. Black mass, about the tangled criminal history of boston gang boss. Black mass ends up being a forgettable film, with only johnny depps unnervingly artificial and lifeless face lingering in memory. The plot of this adaptation of an elmore leonard novel centers on drugs, guns and money, but the movie isnt really about any of those things. In black mass, the new truecrime thriller from scott cooper, the actor is buried beneath a rubber nose and forehead, an artificially receding hairline, replacement eyebrows, crumbling, brown.

Its handsome and well shot, and these actors are, for the most part, good actors. In that context depps choices, and the films, seem spoton. As sound as its central idea is, the execution of black mass is flawed. Black mass, which tells the story of mobster james whitey bulger, was filed in massachusetts. Black mass, whitey bulger, the fbi, and a devils deal was originally published in 2001 when bulger was. New johnny depp movie black mass is obviously failed. Black mass either needed to be a lot shorter a lean and mean story about how bulger used the fbi to expand his criminal empire or a lot longer. Along the way, whitey allies with the fbi in order to try and catch a common enemy. These trade off with scenes yanked straight out of the movies. The true story of an unholy alliance between the fbi and the irish mob, by former globe reporters dick lehr and gerard oneill.

Black mass movie best of whitey bulger compilation duration. Completing the unholy trinity of black mass is joel edgerton, who portrays connolly in the film. James whitey bulger, the notorious boston gangster who was found dead tuesday in his prison cell, reluctantly had his popculture breakthrough in 2015s black mass, portrayed by one of the. Johnny depp was nominated for a satellite, saturn and screen actors guild award for his portrayal of the infamous mobster. Youve been nominated for a sag award for black mass and actors clearly appreciate your work. The actor, who plays whitey bulger in black mass, join. Black mass spins a gripping yarn out of its factbased story and leaves. Johnny depp benedict cumberbatch amazing scene black. The film has an ensemble cast including johnny depp, joel edgerton, benedict cumberbatch, kevin bacon, jesse plemons, peter sarsgaard. The stars and director of black mass discuss johnny depps chilling performance as whitey bulger during the toronto international film. Scott coopers whitey bulger saga is a confident and nasty film with impressive. Johnny depps transformation for his new movie black mass is shocking we posted several casting calls for the upcoming black mass movie while it filmed in boston, massachusetts. Depp is chilling here in the way that great horror movie actors from the. Black mass is too shallow and clunky to bring out all the forces at work on connollys psyche.

Coopers direction is skillful, if overly reliant on borrowed scorseseisms especially when it comes to music, and the cast is firstrate, but the film is. Some scenes in the solid, vividly acted gangster picture black mass come from real life, or something like it. Black mass cast and crew, black mass hollywood movie cast. Black mass cast on johnny depps transformation into whitey. Greg derrpatriot ledger heres a look at the cast and the people they portray. Black mass comes to movie theaters via a screenplay adapted from a work of nonfiction. Johnny depp gets teeth implants and a crazy whitehaired wig, and you applaud him for it. The boys mother, lindsey cyr portrayed by dakota johnson in the movie, said that douglass death had a definite impact on whitey, who had been an attentive and caring father. It was directed by daniel lee and produced by tsui hark and his production company film workshop. Black mass walks in a very entertaining way between the work of its director the sensational sequences of violence and its actors. The true story of an unholy alliance between the fbi and the irish mob which follows the criminal career of mobster james whitey bulger. Telling a true story about a mobster responsible for so many deaths could become a valachi papers exercise in just one killing after another, which this film does, but there is. While highly entertaining and sometimes inspired, black mass is. Who plays who in black mass a look at the cast of black mass as compared to the real cops, criminals, informants, and victims of whitey bulgers world.