DiNero created a cinematic hero out for a city that tosses him rightfully aside

Rating: 7/10 (30 April 2013)

A 1970's disaffected Vet who never fully matured is the subject to be observed, if not actually studied. While Martin Scorcese's eye for disturbing his audience was a great match to Paul Shrader's story of the effects of a violent city existence, it is Robert DiNero who grabs our attention and won't let go. Cybill Sheppard, Albert Brooks, Jody Foster, Harvey Keitel and even Peter Boyle are props for DeNiro's epiphany.The jazz score makes no sense and Travis' date at the porn theater is almost out of context and these stand out as over-reaching, which has become a Scorsese trademark. Never the less a classic character movie with some unforgettable sequences. Is Travis Bickle a vigilante, a criminal, a folk hero, a war victim, a savior, or a psychopathic bomb just waiting to explode? You talking' to me?" The epilogue meanders yes!