Movie Details
| Title: |
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Black Mass |
| Director: |
|
Scott Cooper |
| Year: |
|
2015 |
| Genre: |
|
Crime |
| Times Seen: |
|
1 |
| Last Seen: |
|
01.17.16 |
Other Movies Seen By This Director (3)
- Crazy Heart
- Hostiles
- Out of the Furnace
Notes History
| Date Viewed |
Venue |
Note |
| 01.17.16 | Internet | I liked this one ok. I'm thinking it's generally a bad idea to watch the documentary before the film version because this felt oddly fatigued to, probably because I already knew all the details from seeing that Whitey Bulger doc on netflix. I liked the cast and Depp did a fine job, but the plot felt meandering and sluggish and I never really got a sense of who Bulger was other than a criminal. Furthermore, I never got a sense of him changing or prospering after the Italian boss got locked up... All in all I felt like it was a pale imitation of Nicholson in The Departed (ironic). But you know, I liked Crazy Heart and Out of the Furnace and I wouldn't call this one bad... just a bit lethargic for a crime story. |
