Very Overrated(In My Opinion) And Not My Favorite Boxing Film, However It Definitely Deserves It's Reputation Of Being A True Classic

Rating: 9/10 (28 March 2005)

Overrated and not my favorite Boxing Film, however it deserves it's reputation of being a classic. the acting is incredible, and it's extremely well made, however i didn't find the movie that exciting, it had it's share of engrossing moments, and Deniro is phenomenal in it and deserved his Oscar, but in my opinion i found the pace to be inconsistent. However having said that it is a true classic, it is one of the best movies ever made, i'm sure back then it was exciting as hell, however i didn't find it that exciting.There are a LOT of powerful scenes, and some of them were quite shocking and the last 30 to 40 minutes are awesome, plus the boxing matches are great!. I actually liked the use of black and white, and i must say this once again Deniro is phenomenal!, The Direction is brilliant!. Martin Scorsese, does a brilliant job here, nothing fancy, but as always Sscorse's direction is always perfect(except for the pace at times_ here is no different, he is one of the best directors of all time!. Robert De Niro gives one of the best performances ever in a movie,and is AMAZING as always, and unquestionably deserved his Oscar, he played a bit of a jerk though, and i found it hard to like him, however his performance is incredible, and his portrayal as Jake Lamotta is perfect!(Deniro Rules!). Cathy Moriarty, is excellent here, she is beautiful likable ,as Deniro's wife and i felt sorry for her. Joe Pesci is fantastic here, and plays a character similar to Goodfellas and Casino, and it was awesome!. Frank Vincent is great with what he has to do. Overall Not my favorite boxing movie and a bit overrated however it is one of the best films ever made, and deserves it's reputation of being a true classic a Must see this instant!. ***** out of 5 definitely