Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger
The documentary goes inside the life of one of the most infamous criminals in USA. Many truth are exposed to help the audience understand increasingly about his conspiracy.
3 September 1929, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA
November 23, 2014
This documentary film is a real eye-opener. It turns out that corruption in all three branches of the federal government, legislative, administrative and judicial, is far worse than I thought it was.
July 11, 2014
In this movie, corruption is rife on both sides of the blue line.
September 23, 2015
Dense thickets of information, told via rostrum-shot photos and documents plus angry mob's worth of witnesses, become a grind after a while, as does the trite guitar-led mystery music.
July 31, 2014
Whitey: United States of America vs. James J. Bulger would have been a more engrossing film had it picked one angle and pursued it.
November 28, 2014
A hard-hitting and for the most part crisply told crime exposé documentary on the legendary ruthless South Boston mob boss Whitey Bulger.
July 17, 2014
Within the confines of an under-two-hours running time ... Berlinger does an impressive job of keeping the film coherent and often fascinating.
July 11, 2014
With a large cast of wise guys, reporters, ex-cops, victims and lawyers, lawyers, lawyers, it's like five seasons of The Wire distilled into one epic episode.
November 25, 2014
To produce a documentary about a trial in which there are no cameras in the courtroom, and there's zero access to the man on trial, is quite a challenge. Challenge accepted- this is a standout doc.
July 10, 2014
"Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger" takes all of our accumulated experience of places like "Southie" and makes it real. Terrifyingly, frustratingly real.
July 10, 2014
Joe Berlinger's densely detailed new documentary about the legendary Boston mobster is disturbing on so many levels it's hard not to wonder why Bulger was the only one on trial.
