Raging Bull
Loosely based on the life and career of boxer Jake LaMotta, Raging Bull focuses on Jake's rage and violence that makes him virtually unstoppable in the ring. The same anger also drives Jake to beat his wife and his brother Joey, and sends Jake down a self-destructive spiral of paranoia and rage.
Critic Reviews:
- " This is a masterpiece. It proves that a film can have violent undertones and overtones, but still illuminate and comment upon violence in a moving, poetic and profound way. " – Bruce McCabe
- " When has a performer as fully and uniquely sacrificed himself to the moving-picture cause as De Niro? " – Keith Uhlich
- " Raging Bull may very well be the film that saved Scorsese's life. " – Allen Almachar