It opens with a loss in the boxing ring leading Jake and his brother Joey (played by Joe Pesci) into game planning how to get him to challenge for the championship. The story is a biopic that follows the events of Jake LaMotta’s life (who is played by Robert De Niro). While the individual pieces are solid in their own way, they never really coalesce into something bigger due to the overall narrative missing a hook.ĭe Niro after another 100 pounds and a fake nose. This film has a lot of pieces: a boxing angle, character study, beautiful black-and-white cinematography, artistic flare. All of this is crammed into a predictable trite: the amazing boxer who is both protagonist/antagonist because of his inner demons. Robert De Niro with a BMI <25.Īcademy Awards: Nominated for eight while winning two for Best Actor (De Niro) and Best Film Editing.
The most exciting part of this movie was watching Robert De Niro get fat.
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