Raging Bull - (Scorsese;1980;USA) - ****
The boxer Jake LaMotta deals with his stressful career as well as his sexual assumptions concerning his wife.
Scorsese's greatest film and one of the greatest ever. Everything in this film is top quality. Scorsese's excellent direction, top acting from Robert DeNiro, Cathy Moriarty, and Joe Pesci, and everything else. The time period is accurate in looks as in all of Scorsese's movies. The score "Intermezzo" is beautiful. The sound effects for the fights are also one of the better things, but not nearly as great as the fights themselves. Even if it focuses more on the drama then the boxing, I consider this the best boxing film ever, including Rocky. I can't think of a negative thing to say, this film is just a classic and one of the greats.
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