Review of Raging Bull (1980) by Craig C — 09 Dec 2013

The single best film of the DeNiro-Scorcese partnership. DeNiro won a much-deserved Oscar for a searing portrait of flawed masculinity. Brilliant and Essential.

This review of Raging Bull (1980) was written by Craig C on 09 Dec 2013.

Raging Bull has generally received very positive reviews.

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