Elephant in the room time! "Good Fellas" is the gold standard for crime lifestyle films, and it's a "rock'n'roll" movie, iconic.
Boston's urban ethnic criminality, has back dropped many films, some good ones.
Black Mass is very well done, it's grimy authentic, communicates the fact that gangsters are "people" you might know.
Johnny Depp is good here, inherits the character well. The walk, the meaning in small phrases and pauses, especially the menace. That's this man's whole device, the reality behind the menace. Plays it like a violin.
Joel Edgerton is laudable too. His role on a different path, but his upbringing allows the collateral cost of his loyalties, against his position.
Cumberbatch was able, fine indeed, but an odd casting choice, considering the American talent pool.
Kevin Bacon tho', inspired casting and a very good job.
Peter Sarsgaard aced his role utterly, fully sold it.
Good casting, and fine acting by all involved.
The whole film has authenticity, Scott Cooper deserves kudos.
My only reservation is that it's audio landscape is pretty spare, only snatches of music and those as rolling undertone.
Very little stands out in dialogue for the lexicon, either.
Aesthetic film, about an aesthetic monk of a menacing SOB.
History will define it's place in noteworthy film.
My take, in the conversation, but not the very top rank.
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