quite possibly the best movie ever made

Rating: 10/10 (23 December 2001)

The Deer Hunter is a beautifully filmed and written movie. The layers and textures of the locations, dialogue, and characters are forever burned into my memory. While harsh and abrassive to the ears at times, one must remember the lifestyle that the movie is portraying. Robert Deniro turns in one of his top five performances of all time while Christopher Walken and John Savage still have not eclipsed their magnificent work in this film. Meryl Streep proved she can play a plain Jane and hid her beauty so as to keep her character attainable to the steelworkers of the close knit community. One only can wonder what wonderful work John Cazale would have continued to do if not for his untimely death. Clear three hours from your schedule and rewatch this masterpiece, and if you've never seen it...be prepared for a moving and memorable experience.