Johnny Depp at Boston ‘Black Mass’ screening: lovely or lizard lounge singer?

Johnny Depp went full-on cruise ship ballroom singer last night at the Boston screening of Black Mass. This is his Oscar vehicle, and he returned to the city that hosted the film’s story and production. Instead of treating the screening seriously and dressing more like this, he looks like the next coming of The Godfather‘s Johnny Fontane character. Seriously, Johnny may be about to run towards Boston Harbor and set sail for any number of Royal Caribbean voyages. Ahoy, everyone hop aboard for the the magnificent Love Boat reboot starring Johnny Depp!

*foghorn sounds*

I can’t find a statement anywhere from Dior Homme because they aren’t touching this one. This jacket feels like pure rebellion from Johnny. His people took away the scarves, but they didn’t ban him from wearing obnoxious jackets. (Oh, Johnny. It doesn’t have to be this way.) Likewise, Amber Heard let her style sense go as well. She threw on the nearest black crop top and pants with some messy hair. Maybe these two really are perfect together.

This post would have been a good time to mention Johnny’s TIFF tribute to Wes Craven. Johnny said, “Wes Craven was the guy who gave me my start, from my perspective, for almost no reason in particular … he was a good man — so rest in peace, old Wes.” That was sweet, and Johnny talks about how he had no experience, and he doesn’t know why Wes hired him, only that Wes’ daughter thought he had star power. She was correct, but man, this peach colored jacket is so wrong.

Dakota Johnson looked very pretty though! She wore a Balenciaga, tea-length frock that was just right for the occasion.

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  1. funcakes says:

    Oh my goodness. Why would Amber not comb her hair?

  2. QQ says:

    What in the Poorly Tailored Linen Hell are these Jackets he keeps doing??!!! and these shoes!!?!? why why whyyyyyy Is he a Ghost from the past?!!

    • paola says:

      QQ you stole the words right off my fingers!
      What in the fu*king fu*k.

      I can’t. I really can’t.
      He also sports one of the worst dye job EVER.
      And If I had his money I would replace all my teeth to give myself a blinding smile. And a tailor. And some nice shoes.

      • QQ says:

        This Paola THISS!! Having those ruinous teeth that look like some shit George Washington actually wore back in the days cannot be worse than proper veneers, shit even Gary Busey Teeth would be better at this point I don’t even understand what.is.happening?!?

      • paola says:

        ahaha!! You kill me!!!

        I think Vanessa was the one that kept the hotness in him. He never looked so grubby and out of place when he was with her, Maybe her allure was magic and now she’s gone he’s just a hot dirty mess.

      • paola says:

        my god that jacket.
        The more I look at it the more I want to burn it.
        Where the fu*k is his stylist?

      • Cindy says:

        I’m pretty sure I read somewhere that he has a phobia about dentists. What I don’t get is why, with his millions, he can’t pay a dentist to give him really good drugs, knock him out completely, and get his teeth fixed without even knowing what happened. Seriously, how do you kiss that mouth? It looks like his teeth are rotting on the rare occasion he does smile just a little. And he has had some really beautiful women…..

      • paola says:

        He has gold teeth. if He was brave enough to do that he should try it again and fix that mess. He looks like death. Stinky death.

      • Alexandra says:

        @paola Those teeth are still there for the Pirates of the Caribbean reshoots, methinks. It would be just too painful to remove them for a while then have them back, so better keep them until it’s all said and done. But of course, this is no excuse for how his teeth look in general.

        Also, believe it or not, but I am a scarf apologist! The reason I will never slam him for being Scary McDepp is one that actually few people are aware of: he wears quite often scarves that his fans give him and I think that’s really sweet. I did attend a premiere of his some years ago and gave him a scarf as well as a gift (*don’t kill me*), only to see him wearing it months later: http://s22.postimg.org/wagmvppep/01_Aug_15_2_14_37_AM.jpg . Actually, he wore at some point also a hat and another scarf given to him by two of my friends. I sent this picture to Bedhead once and she told me to STOP, DON’T MAKE ME FEEL BAD FOR MAKING FUN OF HIS SCARVES! hahaha 😀 .

        Same thing goes for the necklaces – sure, the man likes his accessories, but for instance, in the Dior commercial he is wearing a necklace that an Italian fan club gave him.

        While there are many things about him (especially lately) that make my eyes roll like slot machines, I can’t bring myself to take him off the Lifetime Dong list.

      • paola says:

        @Alexandra
        Ah yes! Good call!

        He still looks disgusting though. And Amber is really milking it for the cameras.

        I didn’t know all that about scarves and rings/necklaces. I might go easy on him from now on.

      • Mary says:

        Love the scarf story! It’s really great he wears the gifts, he doesn’t have to. Makes me look at him a little differently.

    • Sofacat says:

      Meanwhile, Vanessa must be laughing all the way to Chanel. 😊

    • Alexandra says:

      Never mind the jacket, but I CAN’T with those lifters! Yes Johnny, you are shorter than your wife when she wears heels. Embrace it.

  3. minx says:

    I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I like it. At least it fits him better than some of the suits he’s been wearing. The mobster vibe goes with the movie.

    • SnowAngel says:

      I agree, jacket fits better, and shirt colour and collar is better than yesterday. I know vests are one of his trade marks, but maybe he should have lost the vest, and left the jacket open?

    • tealily says:

      Yes! It’s not his very best look, but loads better than what we’ve seen lately. He’s got a vibe going, that’s cool.

      • Reeely?? says:

        I actually like his styling, bit he’s just a but hefty these days. A peach Shiney jacket on a rotund torso isn’t flattering. However the 50s vibe is very cool with native American jewelry. It’s an artsy look that needs a fitter man. I think his arm candy is super hot, so why can’t they get him moving so he doesn’t keel over!!

      • tealily says:

        Yeah, but you’ve got to dress the body you have, right? Go for it, Johnny!

  4. Esteph says:

    Try-hard…He looks like my grandpa from the 50’s with that jacket

  5. Shambles says:

    Baby… Baby. Baby. When you put on 16 shirts and a jacket to hide your beer gut, it only makes you look bigger. But he gets brownie points for looking progressively less corpse-like in the face every time we see him.

    Amber just came straight from a pizza and Netflix sesh, so I can’t hate.

  6. Anguishedcorn says:

    He makes me sad.

    • Mindy says:

      Me too. The best thing I can say about him in these photos is that I like his shoes. He looks like a bloated, pasty mess. Can’t even blame it on jet lag… Toronto is what, a 45 minute plane trip?

    • Luca76 says:

      Yes it’s truly awful to think of how lovely he once was, and for me it’s not that he has a young wife or some wrinkles (which I don’t mind and have myself). But he looks sickly, despotic really.

      • poppy says:

        He was never lovely, he just had a good PR team that fabricated an image for him that worked and sold movie tickets. The real Johnny was always a dirty and drug infested figure who trashed hotel rooms and owned night clubs where people died and disappeared under mysterious circumstances. The real Johnny was friends with shadowy figures like Hunter S. Thompson, The West Memphis Three and Marilyn Manson.

    • dana says:

      He’s gross – and I’m not talking about his looks. Depp’s recent comments on Whitey Bulger (reminiscent of his comments on Roman Polanski):

      “No disrespect to any victims or families of victims, but there was some element for me that was kind of glad that he got away. For 16 years he was on the lam and he wasn’t causing any trouble. He was living his life. Good on him.”

  7. Beth says:

    I know a lot of people gush how gorgeous Amber is, but I feel since she has gotten with Depp that she has lost a lot of vibrancy. I am not saying she isn’t pretty or that she is aging poorly, just that she doesn’t glow as much as she use to. In her pre-Depp days and earlier on in the relationship, bad actress or not, she use to light up a red carpet. Now, not so much. I have noticed that she has changed her fashion sense – and for the worst – since being with him. Perhaps that is what is bugging me.

    • Hannah says:

      I never thought she was THAT beautiful. She looks like a basic Sharon Stone to me. Pretty but there nothing distinct about her beauty.
      That said shes not as fresh faced as she used to be, they both look tired in these photos.

      • FingerBinger says:

        A basic Sharon Stone would still be beautiful.

      • Kitten says:

        Yeah I think Sharon Stone is a stunning woman. Amber is just so bland to me.

      • Hannah says:

        i am not saying Heard is unattractive. Shes obviously a pretty girl.She’s just very generic looking and bland. like her beauty is not unique.
        Besides stone has a fierce and formidable personality which makes her interesting.

    • Boston Green Eyes says:

      I think she’s aging poorly. Seriously. I know she’s a very pretty woman, but when I saw these pictures, I thought, “ugh.” She looks really rough.

      I think that Johnny is a vampire and just sucks the soul and life out of everyone he’s ever been with.

    • bns says:

      She never lit up the carpet imo. She’s always been dull and boring but standing next to a big star like Johnny makes it even more apparent.

  8. ninal says:

    she always looks nauseous when standing next to him, it’s hilarious.

    and her “don’t make eye contact” command to her mom in front of the press line like they were a bunch of dogs was hilarious too. These two deserve each other.

      • SilkyP says:

        Terrible to snap at your mom like that. But I guess Amber must be under a lot of pressure at the moment, because one of the few films she has been starring in these past few years, has been butchered by the press who got a preview of it at TIFF yesterday. Some quotes: Indiewire describes Amber’s character Nicola Six as ‘An incredibly uninteresting lead (…) not helped by Heard who is obviously attractive, but who won’t win any acting awards anytime soon.’, Variety says ‘Heard is given to flat affectlessness’ and The Guardian describes Heard’s performance as ‘leaden’.

      • Neah23 says:

        Honestly Amber would get less criticism if she stop trying to be the main star of these movies. She put more focus on herself so critics and the public are going to focus on her performance.

        That’s why an actor or actress that play supporting roles can get away with being in movie that failed back to back with out the criticism lead actors/actresses get.

  9. Neah23 says:

    Johnny needs to realize that he has gained weight and that three piece suits are no longer his friend nor is wearing pants that are to long for him. All of that combine together makes him look bigger then I believe he is.

    If the end goal it to put the focus on Amber then they have succeeded because no matter how bad or horrible her outfit is or she looks, Amber looks better when standing next to Johnny.

    • browniecakes says:

      I saw him live at D-23 in Anaheim when he was dressed as Jack Sparrow a month ago. They’ve had to let those clothes out allot I can tell you. He must have gained 50 pounds since Lone Ranger. That and the black hair on his pale skin is not flattering. After 50, you gotta pay attention to the weight John. At least he is out of the torn hat and jeans
      She’s lovely.

  10. Sam says:

    Here, Amber really, really, REALLY looks like he’s out with her dad. Seriously. It looks like when your high school has the 80s or 90s themed father-daughter dance and your dad dug out his old new-swing jacket – that’s what it looks like. If I just saw them out and about dressed like that, I’d think he was her dad.

  11. j.eyre says:

    Uh-oh – I love Amber’s outfit. If I had a flatter stomach I would wear it in a heartbeat.

    • Miss Jupitero says:

      I really love the high-waisted pants and crop top look. I need to get busy with crunches though– not sure I can pull this look off.

      • j.eyre says:

        I think I could – if I draw a mouth around my layers of flab, it would look like my stomach was chewing as I walked down the street. I would certainly turn heads.

      • NUTBALLS says:

        I shouldn’t have been drinking when I read that Miss Jane. My desk is a mess now!

    • belle de jour says:

      “…if I draw a mouth around my layers of flab, it would look like my stomach was chewing as I walked down the street.”

      Well, so much for the rest of my lunch. But thank you. That is hilarious.

  12. Dibba says:

    I don’t know who she is, but she’s gross. I’m about Johnny’s age, grew up watching his stuff. Never really into him at all. His work to save the West Memphis 3 was admirable. Seems kind of lost and pathetic now.

  13. lolamd says:

    i had to google a “young Johnny Depp” just to remember the hotness not this hot mess.

  14. smcollins says:

    Eh…Johnny’s Johnny, so whatever….What I can’t get past is Amber’s seemingly frozen face. It’s like she wants to smile, is trying to smile, but her face won’t let her. Strange.

  15. Hannah says:

    Dakota looks gorgeous! Love her dress!!

  16. FingerBinger says:

    This must be his rat pack look. He needs to fire his stylist or fInd one.

  17. Miss M says:

    They were on my street!
    I saw him when I was returning from work.
    He is very very handsome in person. He was also really sweet to his fans and spent a lengthy time giving autographs, talking and hugging some of them.

  18. Kitten says:

    Aw Coolidge Corner. I used to live over there!

    Amber is so meh to me. I will never understand the hype about her. Johnny is just…sigh.

    • Miss M says:

      I love Coolidge corner so much!!! 🙂

      Maybe we should organize a Boston-based CB commenters meeting since we have so many people from here. Just an idea…

      • NUTBALLS says:

        Miss Jupitero was suggesting the same thing on a Hiddles thread earlier this week.

        Former Bostonian (missing it terribly), wishing I could join in.

  19. Careygloss says:

    Ugh. Team Vanessa.

  20. tallo says:

    Omg has he put on a lot of weight? Typical men in hollywood can gain weight no problem what but women have to be super thin… he used to be so hot

  21. Boston Green Eyes says:

    Johnny is beginning to look like Mickey Rourke. And that’s not a good thing.

  22. PennyLane says:

    Johnny Depp was wearing three (3) diamond-encrusted safety pins in his left ear…so edgy!

    Featured in photo #9 in this collection:

    http://www.boston.com/entertainment/2015/09/15/celebrities-arrive-black-mass-premiere-brookline/lTVG1I2TyfH5p0dhHFD8jJ/story.html?p1=takeover

    [Say something nice: the reporter also stated that after walking the red carpet, Johnny crossed the street and spent 20 minutes chatting with fans and taking pictures with them before heading into the theater.]

    • Miss M says:

      He did that too when left he theater. He even went back to talk to the guy dressed as Jack Sparrow again and he did it as Jack Sparrow voice 🙂

  23. Sarah says:

    He really can’t pull off these looks!
    I’m saddened to see such a hot guy become a cliche. I thought he was different : (
    For me Keanu is where it’s at!!!

  24. Jan says:

    I think Dakota looks really nice. Pretty, summery dress.
    The less said about the Depps at this point, the better.

  25. stellainnh says:

    The Boston radio stations were blasting him because he blew off two thirds of the press during the red carpet. None of them were too impressed with him.

  26. Joyce says:

    This two again… Just saw Amber comments to her mom ( never eye contact) what a bitch-notalent-vapid-stupid person… Thanks to JD cause nobody cared about her!! and now he looks like a douche-pervert-midlifecrisis-oldmen!!!

  27. MissTrial says:

    I immediately thought of Mickey Rourke’s character in “Diner” – Bobby Sheftell

  28. serena says:

    Dakota J. is too bridal in that dress, though it’s cute. Johnny needs to drop the big jackets because he seems even more large himself.

  29. Genie says:

    Amber scares me more than JD. Posing like she’s auditioning for haughty miss haughty when her looks are early JC Penny Catalog, and her talent is chef boyardeeeeeee

  30. frances egan says:

    johnny depp has morphed into john waters….except john waters isn’t bloated…….his suit is so ugly …why is he dressed like a character from dick tracey?……btw…. dakota johnson looks like a charmless brat…….