Johnny Depp's gangster movie The black crowd it's trending on Netflix now, and I still can't believe Depp was snubbed for an Oscar nearly a decade later. Directed by Scott Cooper (Crazy Heart, Enemies, Deliver Me Out Of Nowhere), The black crowd chronicles the true story of real-life crime boss James “Whitey” BulgerOne of the most notorious gangsters and kingpins in the history of the United States of America. Depp plays Bulger, the brother of Massachusetts Senator Billy Bulger, who eventually becomes an FBI informant who helps weaken the power of the Italian mafia in New England. Bulger became a notorious figure in the Irish Mob out of South Boston, Massachusetts, and died in federal prison in 2018.
The black crowd The 2016 Academy Awards also featured an outstanding supporting cast that was largely overlooked. Benedict Cumberbatch, Jesse Plemons, Joel Edgerton, Dakota Fanning, David Harbour, Peter Sarsgaard and Kevin Bacon were shockingly in the same movie, and none of them walked away with a single Oscar nomination (or Golden Globe for that matter). The film begins in the mid-to-late 1970s young Whitey Bulger becomes the leader of the notorious Winter Hill Gang from Somerville, Massachusetts.. until the end The black crowdfate befell Whitey Bulger, who was finally found and arrested in 2011 after spending twelve years on the FBI's most wanted list.
The film is based on the 2001 book
The Black Mob: The True Story of the Unholy Alliance Between the FBI and the Irish Mob
By Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill.
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Black Mass tells the story of Whitey Bulger becoming an FBI informant
The black crowd It narrows in on one of the most controversial and hard-to-believe parts of the Whitey Bulger true crime story. Bulger was released from prison in 1965 after serving nine years in prison for armed robbery and truck hijacking. He returned to the Greater Boston area, where he and the Winter Hill Gang wielded enormous power and influence on the streets of Somerville and South Boston. In the film, Whitey's brother Billy Bulger, who became a Massachusetts state senator in 1973, meets FBI agent John Connolly and learns of John's mission to destroy the Italian mafia. Growing up in South Boston, Connolly makes a deal with Whitey for their mutual benefit.
As the film progresses, Connolly successfully convinces Whitey to help each other out, even though the Irish mob boss can't stand the idea of being seen as a rat. Driven by the mutual goal of taking down the mob, Whitey plays ball and gives Connolly what he needs, making Connolly a hero in the FBI, though some of his associates, including his boss Charles McGuire, find the whole operation too easy. suspicious. Over time, Connolly is getting closer and closer to Bulger and his gangsters in Winter Hillit begins to negatively affect his life, work and family.
Johnny Depp was denied an Oscar nomination for the black crowd – Why he was ignored
Black Mass received lukewarm reviews and performed poorly at the box office
Unfortunately, Depp was denied an Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of Whitey Bulger, as it was one of his greatest performances in years and arguably one of the most compelling roles of his acting career. Best Actor nominees at the 2016 Oscars were Bryan Cranston as Dalton Trumbo. TrumboMatt Damon as Mark Watney MartianMichael Fassbender as Steve Jobs Steve JobsEddie Redmayne as Lili Elbe The Danish Girland Leonardo DiCaprio as Hugh Glass The Revenanttaking home the prize. Depp certainly fell into that category, and it's plain nonsense that he wasn't nominated.
The black crowd had the makings of an all-time great gangster film. However, the film received strong, but not overwhelming, reviews from critics, and ultimately Rotten Tomatoes critic score of 73% and lower audience score of 68%. Likewise, The black crowd It received a Metascore of 68, which is again solid, but not necessarily Oscar-material. Regardless, there are plenty of actors who are perfect leads in mediocre movies, Cranston's Trumbo to be one of them.
Black Mass it also made surprisingly little noise at the box officeIt grossed just under $100 million worldwide against a production budget of $53 million. There could also be some innovation in the game with Cranston Breaking Bad It ended in 2013, and Depp suffered a critical decline thereafter The Lone Ranger, Transcendenceand Tusk.
The Black Mass Historical Accuracy Controversy Revealed
Bulger called the film inaccurate, but also claimed he had never seen it
Although The black crowd based on the 2001 book of the same name, Whitey Bulger himself said that he hated the portrayal of himself and his life in the film and said it was completely fictitious. according to The Hollywood Reporter“Bulger expressed his anger at the directors behind the Whitey biopic Black Mass. Whitey wanted to be the architect of his own mythology. For decades, he earned a reputation as a “gentleman gangster,” when in fact he was a cold-blooded killer and top FBI informant..” Bulger also admitted that he “I never saw Black Mass“while also claiming that”not at all accurate.”
Bulger took the opportunity to meet Depp The black crowd production team, which may result in a more original or more praised performance of the film. Regardless, Depp did the best he could with everything he had, and at the very least, he deserved a Best Actor Oscar nomination, especially considering the legendary actor has never won the award.
Source: THR