Raging Bull

Rating: 9/10 (4 July 2005)

This is the true story based on his own novel, the story of boxer Jake La Motta from Oscar and Golden Globe nominated director Martin Scorsese. The film starts with La Motta (Oscar and Golden Globe winning, and BAFTA nominated Robert De Niro) as he is in the present of the film, and the rest of the film continues to his past. As a boxer he was virtually unstoppable with his rage, violence, and eventually self-destruction. His brother Joey (BAFTA winning, and Oscar and Golden Globe nominated Joe Pesci) used to support him as much as possible, but it is Jake's paranoia that led him to leave and not want to see him. Jake's wife Vickie Thailer (Oscar, BAFTA and twice Golden Globe nominated Cathy Moriarty) is in no different trouble with his weight gain almost out of control, and his discovery of her affair with his brother. The fight scenes are superb, Joey hitting Jake's face is unusual, and De Niro in the cell beating himself is uncomfortable, he deserved the Oscar. It won the Oscar for Best Film Editing, and it was nominated for Best Cinematography, Best Sound and Best Picture, it won the BAFTA for Best Editing, and it was nominated Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture - Drama and Best Screenplay. Robert De Niro was number 2 on The 100 Greatest Movie Stars, he was number 50 on The 100 Greatest Pop Culture Icons, and he was number 5 (with Al Pacino) on The World's Greatest Actor, the film was number 51 on 100 Years, 100 Thrills, it was number 24 on 100 Years, 100 Movies, and it was number 20 on The 100 Greatest Films. Very good!