32+ Kevin Weeks Black Mass Background. Black mass, about the tangled criminal history of boston gang boss james whitey bulger, is a bizarre movie. The only resemblance to whitey's character was the hairline.

There are a bunch of characters in tense situations with some irony and symbolism. Kevin weeks, who shelley and i interviewed for the book, said whitey did suffer from that.'' black mass also gives a shoutout to bell in hand when fbi agent john connolly, played by joel edgerton, offers to go get drinks with us attorney fred wyshak, played by corey stoll. This weekend, johnny depp rages into multiplexes as the famous and feared gangster whitey bulger in black mass. but no kingpin gets to the top without a little help, and for the boston crime lord, that came in the shape of kevin weeks, played all too briefly in the film by jesse plemons.

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Black mass, about the tangled criminal history of boston gang boss james whitey bulger, is a bizarre movie. Before we start, i want you to kow something. Weeks also talks about whitey bulger's connections in the fbi. The only resemblance to whitey's character was the hairline.