Bull headed

Raging Bull (1980)

Based on the true story of boxer Jake LaMotta this film stars Robert De Niro and was directed by Martin Scorsese. A fighter struggles with his demons and the Mafia while trying to get a championship fight.

There are a whole host of boxing films out there and plenty that deal with similar plots, the link between organised crime and boxing especially. What this film does differently is get the camera up into the boxing ring rather than leaving it stuck out in the crowd like it's predecessors. As a character LaMotta is certainly dominated by his dark side but we have no explanation for how he became so controlled by his insecurities, inclusion of some of LaMotta's childhood would have really helped round out this film as a biopic.

4/5