Martin Scorsese is the master, so all you youngsters kneel down and pay homage to a living legend. Martin keeps showing them how it's done in Bringing Out the Dead, a perfect example of the master at work. I've heard the guy lives, breaths, sleeps and eats film, and it shows. This movie is a masterpiece, a great film in a year full of great films. He and frequent collaborator Paul Schrader get together and make some noise in a story that takes place in New York in the early 90s. They have to say it's the early 90s at the beginning because Mayor Guilliani has cleaned the city up a lot at this point. Way to go Rudy! One could say Schrader and Scorsese is one of the most successful collaborations of all time, throw Robert De Niro into the mix and this movie would have been a Scorsese/Schrader/De Niro fans wet dream. But with Nick Cage in the lead you still can't go wrong.
Let's talk about the cast for a sec. Cage is incredible as a burnt out paramedic. Sizemore steals every scene he's in, he is such a riot as the psychotic veteran. I always like John Goodman, and Arquette doesn't irritate me as much as usual, so I guess I can't complain there. Ving Rhames, in my humble opinion, gives his best performance since Pulp Fiction. I really like Ving, he just needs the right roles to show of his acting chops. The movie was the type that sort of grabbed me when I saw it in the theatre. It was a movie experience, the kind that you and the whole audience are enjoying, laughing at all the right parts, silence at all the key dramatic moments (except for that guy with the damn cell phone. Those people ought to be dragged out into the street and shot. Who's with me?). All this and a kick-ass soundtrack add up to an excellent movie-going experience. Kudos to Scorsese and the gang. This one was funny, powerful, and altogether entertaining. Love this movie. 10/10 stars, baby! G'night!
Let's talk about the cast for a sec. Cage is incredible as a burnt out paramedic. Sizemore steals every scene he's in, he is such a riot as the psychotic veteran. I always like John Goodman, and Arquette doesn't irritate me as much as usual, so I guess I can't complain there. Ving Rhames, in my humble opinion, gives his best performance since Pulp Fiction. I really like Ving, he just needs the right roles to show of his acting chops. The movie was the type that sort of grabbed me when I saw it in the theatre. It was a movie experience, the kind that you and the whole audience are enjoying, laughing at all the right parts, silence at all the key dramatic moments (except for that guy with the damn cell phone. Those people ought to be dragged out into the street and shot. Who's with me?). All this and a kick-ass soundtrack add up to an excellent movie-going experience. Kudos to Scorsese and the gang. This one was funny, powerful, and altogether entertaining. Love this movie. 10/10 stars, baby! G'night!