Great movie!

Rating: 8/10 (4 March 2004)

I should have watched this movie long time ago but finally i got round to it. It is a very very good movie and i totally understand why it is on the top 250 movies of all time. Robert De Niro proves that he is one of the best in the class and it was a delight seeing him as boxer Jake La Motta. But, with that out of the way i must say i didn't like the character at all. Cocky (like all boxers) abusive and with a very short fuse. Beating his wife cause she said hello to another man. Almost killing his brother because he thinks that he has slept with his wife. I really feel sorry for the main character in this movie. Because he basically is an ass. I just hope Jake La Motta wasn't this bad in real life. But all in all this is a very powerful and moving movie and Robert De Niro deserves all credit he can get. I give this movie an 8.