Timeless

Rating: 9/10 (21 May 2001)

I'll leave the other reviews to point out how remarkable all of the performances were, and how well-written the screenplay was. What I have to really admire is Martin Scorcese's direction in this film for, if nothing else, one simple reason: When I watched this film, I couldn't help thinking that, in spite of it now being 21 years old, this film could be released just as it is in theaters today... and if you didn't know the stars nor hear of this movie, you'd swear it was just made recently. The fact that it was a period piece helps, but I didn't see any trends of film-making that wouldn't hold up today.
It's not the most entertaining boxing movie I've ever seen, but then again it's not really a "boxing movie." It is film-making at its finest.