Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Johnny Depp | ... | James 'Whitey' Bulger | |
Joel Edgerton | ... | John Connolly | |
Benedict Cumberbatch | ... | Billy Bulger | |
Dakota Johnson | ... | Lindsey Cyr | |
Kevin Bacon | ... | FBI Agent Charles McGuire | |
Peter Sarsgaard | ... | Brian Halloran | |
Jesse Plemons | ... | Kevin Weeks | |
Rory Cochrane | ... | Stephen Flemmi | |
David Harbour | ... | John Morris | |
Adam Scott | ... | FBI Agent Robert Fitzpatrick | |
Corey Stoll | ... | Fred Wyshak | |
Julianne Nicholson | ... | Marianne Connolly | |
W. Earl Brown | ... | John Martorano (as W Earl Brown) | |
Bill Camp | ... | John Callahan | |
Juno Temple | ... | Deborah Hussey |
Based on a true story of James "Whitey" Bulger, an Irish Mob godfather and a FBI informant who had a "secret trading" deal with his brother, William "Billy" Bulger, a state senator and a Boston public figure, and John Connolly, an FBI agent. They planned to take down theft Italian mob and mafia in Boston, which went awry and things turned massively violent. When the credence for each other began fading out, drug dealing, murders, and extortion started to rise, and forced the FBI's Boston office to confirm that Whitey Bulger was one of the most notorious criminals in US history and also one of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List criminals. Written by Gusde
In the 70's, the Irish criminal James "Whitey" Bulger (Johnny Depp) is the leader of the Winter Hill Gang in South Boston after imprisonments for many years. His brother William "Billy" Bulger (Benedict Cumberbatch) is a Massachusetts Senator. When the ambitious FBI agent John Connolly (Joel Edgerton) is assigned to investigate the mafia in Boston, he proposes a deal to Whitey, who is a childhood friend, to become an FBI informant; in return, the FBI would neglect any investigation of his gang. They take down the Italian mob with Whitey's information while Whitey becomes one of the most powerful and notorious gangsters in South Boston. But when the prosecutor Fred Wyshak (Corey Stoll) is assigned to Boston, he demands investigation of Whitey despite the interference of Connolly and Whitey becomes one of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List criminals.
"Black Mass" is another crime film based on the biography of a notorious gangster, this time the criminal James "Whitey" Bulger in South Boston. The impressive performance of Johnny Depp is maybe the greatest attraction of this movie. The story is like many others of notorious American gangsters, with violence, corruption and justice in the end. "Black Mass" never disappoints fans of this genre and the production is careful with the atmosphere in the late 70's and 80's. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Aliança do Crime" ("Crime Alliance")