This is the age-old question - you know something is great art but it doesn't speak to you. I thought if he tortured his wife one more time asking her if she slept with his brother, I was going to put my fist through the set.
I finally got so sick of all the screaming and yelling and watching this unlikeable, obnoxious character that I turned the set off. The only problem I had with the film was that it was boring and unwatchable. Everything about this film evinces the aura of a special era, especially the color home movies - a brilliant touch.
The first shot of the lone boxer in the ring is stunning, as is the real LaMotta's own practicing of a speech in a dressing room. Scorcese creates the Bronx and the bloody horror of the fight ring in a way no one else ever has. LaMotta himself was disturbed by how he came off on screen, but then had the honesty to admit that he was a bastard. His obsessive nature, his jealousy, his - well, hey, his rage - does not make him a likable character. Scorcese presents here the turbulent life of Jake Lamotta with all its brutality, sparing us nothing in his fights, his anger against his wives, his brother, no one. As far as the rest of the acting, Cathy Moriarity epitomizes the '40s blond and a Bronx woman, and Joe Pesci is perfect as LaMotta's brother. DeNiro is one of a handful of American actors who has earned his place at the top - he's there with Brando, Pacino, and Newman. I agree that he has been cheated out of the Academy Award many times, which makes one realize they don't count for much.įor DeNiro, this stands as one of the greatest performances of all time. I am not an idiot - I know that Martin Scorcese is a great, very gifted artist who puts powerful images on the screen. I realize that this film lost to "Ordinary People," a film I love. Well, I don't think I've ever been more disappointed in my entire life, but there it is. Reviewed by blanche-2 5 / 10 Scorcese robbed
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