The framing device of Black Mass is a series of interviews with witnesses to the crimes of James “Whitey” Bulger and FBI agent John Connolly. It makes the actual scenes of the movie feel like the actors are re-enacting depositions. This is one thing Bulger did. And here’s another thing he did. It’s a narrative mess.
Bulger (Johnny Depp) was a notorious gangster, and Connolly…
