He flew high and crashed and burned on the same inner demons.

Rating: 8/10 (27 August 2013)

Jake LaMotta unleashed a raging tiger whenever he stepped into a boxing ring,and it won him acclaim.That same raging tiger broke free of the cage that contained it a few times too often and proceeded to devour his personal life.Robert DeNiro gives one of the best performances of his career as LaMotta.Raging Bull is a gritty and dark story of a man who flew high on his own inner demons,yet crashed and burned on those same demons.The black and white cinematography suits the story well,and Joe Pesci leads an excellent supporting cast.It's too dark and violent a story for me to visit often,but nonetheless it is a well done piece of film making.