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Depp Outperforms Script in Blacck Mass
Joseph Walsh ('16) reviews the movie based on Whitey Bulger and the FBI
by Joseph Walsh
Class of 2016
There are few actors as versatile and uninhibited as Johnny Depp. Over his 30-plus year career, he has disappeared into each of his roles seamlessly. Films such as Donnie Brasco, Blow, andWhat’s Eating Gilbert Grape? have all showcased his unique ability to transform into character and bring forth the eccentricities of any script he gets his hands on. Unfortunately, over the past decade, Depp has chosen to use his talents on an endless stream of bizarre, make-up covered characters with seemingly no distinguishable characteristics; the talent is undoubtedly there, yet Depp has chosen to hinder himself. Fortunately for film fans, last weekend’s film Black Mass shatters this trend.
