Quite possibly the best film of the 80's.

Rating: 10/10 (6 March 2000)

Raging Bull is one of the most shattering dramatic films ever brought to the screen. Shot in stark black and white, this is Scorsese's masterpiece. A most unflattering biographical portrait of boxer Jake LaMotta, made that much more shocking knowing that he contributed to the making of the film himself. Poetic, human, deeply penetrating; Robert DeNiro gives the performance of his career as the Italian from the Bronx with a ferocious temper inside and out of the ring. There are certain transcendant moments in Raging Bull, where events onscreen overpowered me and ceased to be merely part of a movie. Sad, unsettling scenes where it is almost embarassing to watch. As if we as viewers are invading on something too intimate to be exploited. Masterful filmmaking and a powerhouse script make this one of my TEN BEST FILMS OF ALL TIME.