rating:
(out of
4 stars)United States; 1980
Directed by Martin Scorsese; produced by Robert Chartoff, Irwin Winkler; screenplay by Paul Schrader, Mardik Martin
Starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Cathy Moriarty, Frank Vincent, Nicholas Colasanto, Theresa Saldana
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Martin Scorsese as the director and Robert De Niro as the lead. It doesn't
matter what the movie is about, when they work together a great film is
made. Before 'Raging Bull' we saw 'Mean Streets', 'Taxi Driver' and 'New
York, New York' and after it we saw 'The King of Comedy', 'Goodfellas' and
'Casino' to name the best. 'Goodfellas', 'Taxi Driver' and 'Raging Bull' are
my favorites. As far as a De Niro performance concerned 'Raging Bull' is
definitely my favorite. His Jake La Motta is one of the most interesting and
best performed characters I have seen.
The whole movie is great, for most part shot in beautiful black and white.
Not only De Niro shines, Joe Pesci as his brother Joey and Cathy Moriarty as
his wife Vickie are also great. The directing by Scorsese is great, but that
goes unsaid. A beautiful biography from a very complex character.