The Black Mass fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, emotionally cool.
Terrifying and tense
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime, everyday modern life, and mystery
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Terrifying and tense
Fast from start to finish.
The Black Mass is terrifying, tense, and fast-paced.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Crime, everyday modern life, and mystery
Its world is built around crime, everyday modern life, and mystery.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Ted Bundy, the coed killings.
Overall: Similar vibe.
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Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 65/100 (IMDb 4 and Rotten Tomatoes 100%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 20 min
The Black Mass runs 1 h 20 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Black Mass higher (100) than audiences (40). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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