Review: Repetitive Violence Makes 'Black Mass' a Tedious Undertaking

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There’s little doubt in the current fascination with violence. Hell, there’s an argument to be made that we’ve grown addicted to it. Naturally, Hollywood was going to throw major bucks in the direction of Black Mass, the story of James “Whitey” Bulger, arguably the most notorious and most violent criminal in American organized crime. It’s the kind of role that would attract an A-lister like Johnny Depp, whose performance here makes up the film’s highest mark. Tediously paced but overall commendably executed, the film serves as a suitable yet surface-level telling of Bulger’s story. The violence clearly sets up the walls of this particular house, but it’s Depp’s performance that makes the interior design of Black Mass worthwhile. ›››

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