best portrayal of an athelete ever!

Rating: 10/10 (20 June 2004)

this movie was gripping to say the least!...Robert Deneiro deserved the academy award in more ways then one, he carried this movie, in every way possible, but the directing of martin scorsese was brilliant, he captured the true essence of Robert Deneiro's character in every way, the story about this boxer Robert portrayed to a tee not only in my opinion but the real life boxer he was portraying "Jake Lamotta" also said the same, this movie is very dramatic but appropriately so according to the script ..if you wanna see a great actor capture every moment on screen brilliantly , and if you wanna see great writing and basically the story of a man's boxing career...marriage...family ...and rise and fall of a man who lived his life he;s way with great passion .....see this movie!!! you will not be dissapointed..........9/10