Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger

2014
15
1h 47m

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6.7/10

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James 'Whitey' Bulger in Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger (2014)

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A look at James 'Whitey' Bulger, one of the most infamous criminals in American history.A look at James 'Whitey' Bulger, one of the most infamous criminals in American history.A look at James 'Whitey' Bulger, one of the most infamous criminals in American history.

Director
- Joe Berlinger
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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

3.2K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Joe Berlinger
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 6 wins & 3 nominations total

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James 'Whitey' Bulger

Self - Defendant
(archive footage)
(voice)

Tommy Donahue

Self - Son of Victim Michael Donahue

David Boeri

Self - Senior Reporter, WBUR

Steve Davis

Self - Brother of Victim Debra Davis

Dick Lehr

Self - Co-Author, 'Black Mass' & 'Whitey'

Hank Brennan

Self - Bulger Defense Attorney

Shelley Murphy

Self - Boston Globe Reporter…

Stephen Rakes

Self - Bulger Extortion Victim

Brian T. Kelly

Self - Assistant U.S. Attorney
(as Brian Kelly)
…

J.W. Carney Jr.

Self - Bulger Defense Attorney

Kevin Cullen

Self - Boston Globe Columnist…

Kevin Weeks

Self - Former Member, Winter Hill Gang…

Bob Long

Self - Det. Lt. Inspector, Massachusetts State Police, Retired

T.J. English

Self - Journalist, Daily Beast…

Daryl Zules

Self - Bulger Defense Team

Fred M. Wyshak Jr.

Self - Assistant U.S. Attorney…

Bob Fitzpatrick

Self - Former FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge…

Zachary R. Hafer

Self - Assistant U.S. Attorney, Bulger Prosecutor
(as Zachary Hafer)

User reviews14

Featured review

4/10

Targeted at DEPARTED fanboys

UNDISPUTED FACT #1: After 16 years at large and 12 years on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list, "Whitey" James J. Bulger was arrested in Santa Monica, California, on June 22, 2011.

UNDISPUTED FACT #2: Bulger is a murderer and drug-dealer.

ALLEGATION #1: Bulger was actually not an informant, but that people are out there trying to sully his reputation as being a "classy bad guy".

ALLEGATION #2: There is corruption involving this investigation and trial within the highest levels of law enforcement.

This film chooses to focus on the allegations, not the facts. "Journalistically jumbled", to quote the spot-on statement from John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter. Wouldn't it be far more interesting and useful to examine how this proved killer/drug-dealer avoided capture for such an astonishing length of time? Book-ended by Stephen Rakes' interview, which seems tragically fitting; but otherwise, this documentary just seems like overlong tabloid blah. WHITEY is merely a documentary targeted at DEPARTED fanboys.

** (out of four)

Geeky Randy
Dec 18, 2014
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Self - Son of Victim Michael Donahue: The FBI - they haven't been on our side since the day they killed my father. It took them four and a half hours to come to my house to tell my mother whether my father was dead or alive. They covered up the murder of my father. Helped pretty much to set it up. It's shameful. It's shameful. I think the FBI is worse than the mafia. They're the most organized crime family on the planet, who can do whatever they want, change the laws when they want, and they're not to be screwed with, to be honest with you. We've seen that first hand.