DeNiro is talking!

Rating: 10/10 (3 May 2005)

Vibrant and urban paranoia to the max in the 70's!. Deniro's, Scorsese's, Keitel's, and teen Jodi Foster's best work in a tough and exciting big city tragedy of "redemption" and survival. Great script by Paul Schraeder (his best as well; I'm not a big fan of films he's directed), throw in Peter Boyle, the Lower East Side, Cybill Shepard finally cast properly (although she's clueless), and a variety of supporting actors who have a seamless thread to the streets of New York City in that time period (I lived there then) and it's brutal and sad, but a valuable piece of Americana, ugly or not.
A 10 out of 10. Best performance = Mr. Deniro. Bernard Hermann's last score (1st being Citizen Kane). Great cinematography and scenes that go on too long..to make you even more uncomfortable. No wonder this film won 0 for 4 Oscars (who cares?). Hard to watch (like IN COLD BLOOD), but on the track and a true American tale if there's such a thing.