tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post5741414907649145933..comments2024-03-29T04:19:43.461-05:00Comments on F This Movie!: Review: Black MassPatrick Bromleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-60629293814500588682015-10-12T00:29:28.351-05:002015-10-12T00:29:28.351-05:00Black Mass is the movie that wants to be the tough...Black Mass is the movie that wants to be the tough guy but once you punch it in the mouth it gets humbled. I thought it was fine but nothing special. And Depp looked like Alien Sam from Trick 'R Treat with his big ass forehead. Chaybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00696179838579647187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-52350129336857381192015-09-23T08:25:50.409-05:002015-09-23T08:25:50.409-05:00Thanks! I went through my ticket stubs the other d...Thanks! I went through my ticket stubs the other day - my favorite way to keep track of the movies I see - and I am already up to 45. I should note that the year begins/ends with the Oscars and not the calendar year. Nichole Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07952649803826123812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-8118002802275041142015-09-22T17:02:22.421-05:002015-09-22T17:02:22.421-05:00Good luck with your challenge. I failed it a few m...Good luck with your challenge. I failed it a few months ago. I'll have to try next year.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03126755816681470979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-16538189207087034652015-09-22T16:49:54.447-05:002015-09-22T16:49:54.447-05:00Saw this over the weekend (keeping up with my &quo...Saw this over the weekend (keeping up with my "52 Movies in a Theatre in 52 Weeks" challenge) and found it pretty lackluster. Depp was okay - not great, but there did seem to be more effort behind the layers of makeup unlike his more recent outings.<br /><br />Not sure what kind of accent Benedict was going for, but it sounded very Smaug with a Southern Drawl to me. He tried, though.Nichole Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07952649803826123812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-20162813680415290042015-09-22T14:27:01.027-05:002015-09-22T14:27:01.027-05:00Adam, I love Donnie Brasco! I was thinking more al...Adam, I love Donnie Brasco! I was thinking more along the lines of Public Enemies when I said that, which I agree isn't bad, but like Black Mass, I 100 percent forgot about as soon as it was over.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-61251170082789786142015-09-22T10:29:55.983-05:002015-09-22T10:29:55.983-05:00The Performances are really all there is. The movi...The Performances are really all there is. The movie may have been better if Bulger was more of a side character and have Edgerton as the main character and seeing more of the struggle and the toll it took on him keeping this charade going all this years.<br /><br />And it agree the Town was a better movie. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03126755816681470979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-51404723274105089712015-09-22T10:25:15.690-05:002015-09-22T10:25:15.690-05:00The performances are good but thats it. It doesn&#...The performances are good but thats it. It doesn't really seem to be a movie. Joel Edgerton is the only person that feels like they have something to lose but the way handle his side of the story is done in a somewhat rushed or lazy fashion because he's not the main character, so you never really get the full affect of his story. We're introduced to Jesse Plemons character in the beginning as this tough guy and we pretty much never see him do anything again. I did enjoy watching Depp walk around in what appeared to be the same outfit for 15years though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03126755816681470979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-32379588211605359072015-09-22T10:10:30.492-05:002015-09-22T10:10:30.492-05:00I don't think Public Enemies was bad either.I don't think Public Enemies was bad either.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03126755816681470979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-29727657573960085542015-09-22T00:06:32.525-05:002015-09-22T00:06:32.525-05:00I agree with the consensus opinion that the movie ...I agree with the consensus opinion that the movie is fine but not unique, and the performances are good (enough) though not particularly noteworthy<br />. It is clear that a great deal of time and effort went into the production, so why were the film makers OK with such mediocrity? It feels like there were aspirations for greatness without the wherewithal to make it happen.Ivannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-78019175078932312422015-09-21T23:36:35.170-05:002015-09-21T23:36:35.170-05:00To be fair, Into the Woods made $212 million world...To be fair, Into the Woods made $212 million worldwide against a budget of about $50 mil. I don't know if we can really call that a flop. And even if it was, given his three minutes in it, I don't think anyone would lay the blame for that at his feet. Matt Lohrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01375007982506565056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-40231578085228735732015-09-21T20:24:43.854-05:002015-09-21T20:24:43.854-05:00No love for Donnie Brasco?No love for Donnie Brasco?Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-37218707160377537062015-09-21T20:23:22.769-05:002015-09-21T20:23:22.769-05:00What is it with Johnny Depp and bland crime biopic...What is it with Johnny Depp and bland crime biopics?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-65203713623451810782015-09-21T17:03:38.635-05:002015-09-21T17:03:38.635-05:00If defending Polanski is grounds for you hating ac...If defending Polanski is grounds for you hating actors, your list is gonna be a lot bigger than just Depp. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08411588955701328705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-78565299204549669842015-09-21T16:24:29.864-05:002015-09-21T16:24:29.864-05:00This is almost exactly what I said coming out of t...This is almost exactly what I said coming out of the film. Except that I think I was more passionately annoyed by how mediocre it is and how much it feels like great actors playing dress up. This is a bleak, joyless movie with very little story. I really didn't like it.Daniel Eplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866855763520017556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-46486929222041582182015-09-21T16:18:21.926-05:002015-09-21T16:18:21.926-05:00I thought it was good but not great. The performan...I thought it was good but not great. The performances are what got me through -- if nothing else, Cooper knows how to direct ACTORS well enough. I found Edgerton to give a better performance.<br /><br />Also, for what it's worth, The Town is far superior to this in every way that matters.AJ Mullerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06987730338809078456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-25150720068027333282015-09-21T15:24:30.530-05:002015-09-21T15:24:30.530-05:00After Johnny Depp completely derailed Tusk I start...After Johnny Depp completely derailed Tusk I started thinking about what happened to this actor. He really has become Mr. Dress Up and hasn't had a great performance since Sweeney Todd (in my opinion). Alex Keilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00594919573795536843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-46545427807630885842015-09-21T15:08:45.686-05:002015-09-21T15:08:45.686-05:00Patrick is spot on. This is this year's versio...Patrick is spot on. This is this year's version of "The Town," a serviceable 'it's fine' movie that would be a great median for most Hollywood films released every year. I think it feels better-than-average because of the dreadful films released since mid-August. I swear that I thought Jeremy Renner's corrupt mayor from "American Hustle" changed his name to Joel Edgerton and repeated the same cartoony performance here. Other than how predictable the mob hits stacked up (I could see all of them coming a mile away; a good director like Scorsese would use misdirection to make the deaths sudden and impactful) I liked Johnny Depp's amoral take on 'Whitey' Bulger. He's a calculating and opportunistic bastard (before and after he loses his loved ones) that took advantage of John Connolly's offer and ran with it. Other than Depp's make-up making Bulger look the same for the span of 20 years (while his crew all around him changes) this is his best performance since "The Lone Ranger." The scene in Connolly's house when Bulger asks Agent Morris (David Harbour) about the 'secret sauce,' followed by the mobster getting up close and personal with Connolly's wife (without him doing anything to stop Bulger) is the most disturbing and scary scene in "Black Mass." That's saying something for a flick with quite a few grisly deaths and unending profanity.<br /><br />BTW, Adam Scott is in this movie and in "Sleeping with Other People" wearing almost the exact same mustache, I kid you not. I saw "Sleeping..." first, then saw "Black Mass" and almost said outloud 'What the F is Dr. Sovochek doing in Boston?' :-DJ.M. Vargashttps://plus.google.com/u/0/114656828393049850554/postsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-59802823349988328972015-09-21T14:47:24.185-05:002015-09-21T14:47:24.185-05:00Excellent review, Patrick. I saw it last Friday, ...Excellent review, Patrick. I saw it last Friday, it was probably one of my favorite performances from Johnny Depp in quite a while. I guess it would make an excellent double billing with The Departed.Cecil Hesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14806271011497361243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-76302122268486957512015-09-21T14:43:10.288-05:002015-09-21T14:43:10.288-05:00I have no patience anymore for Johnny Depp. Beside...I have no patience anymore for Johnny Depp. Besides being a horrible person (defending Roman Polanski? No thanks) he just keeps making the most boring movie choices and somehow people keep throwing money at him.<br />You'd think after such an impressive row of flops (Mortdecai, Into The Woods, Transcendence, The Lone Ranger, Dark Shadows) people would learn.Rikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04205172953473507574noreply@blogger.com