Many consider this to be the greatest boxing film ever made, and it’s certainly a skillfully crafted movie where Martin Scorsese demonstrates his abilities as a filmmaker. I wouldn't go so far as to call it his absolute best, but it definitely ranks among his top five films. The story follows Jake “Bull” LaMotta, one of the most well-known middleweight boxers ever, through the complicated events of his career. Bac…

I found myself rather disappointed with this portrayal of boxer Jake La Motta’s life. The film draws from his autobiography, so its accuracy can be trusted to some degree, yet Martin Scorsese's direction didn’t connect with me. The familiar pairing of Robert De Niro as La Motta alongside Joe Pesci, who I consider one of the least adaptable performers I’ve encountered, playing his brother Joey, Cathy Moriarty in the r…

It's remarkable to see Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci appearing in what’s clearly a quintessential Martin Scorsese film.

The movie represents another collaboration for Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro, following their previous work together in “Mean Streets” and “Taxi Driver”. For this project, Scorsese brought in Paul Schrader (‘Taxi Driver’) and Mardik Martin (‘Mean Streets’) to write a screenplay adapted from La Motta’s book. Raging Bull recounts the actual experiences of Jack La Motta, a middleweight boxer whose outbursts, aggres…