Overrated in the extreme

Rating: Null/10 (5 July 2003)

Absolutely the most overrated film of the century, with the possible exception of "Giant" and "Manhattan", but no one mentions those much anymore. Not only NOT the greatest film of the 80's, it's not even close to being the greatest SCORSESE film of the decade. "Last Temptation", "King of Comedy" and "Color of Money" all are vastly superior. A self-indulgent, overlong and inexcusably boring trip through art-town cinema. To make LaMotta's life a snooze took some doing. "Champion", "Somebody Up There Like Me" and even the heavy-handed "Harder They Fall" and "Requiem for a Heavyweight" are better and infinitely more watchable.