Review of The King of Comedy (1982) by Hardeep P — 10 Jun 2012
How perfectly Scorsese tackles stand-up comedy with an underlying theme of mania. Its a bleak satire on the hoopla and hype for getting into popular media and show business. Its a fantastic dark comedy and De Niro in a role of an aspiring comedian gets his timing really perfect. De Niro stars as a maniac who can go to any length in order to get into his dream show business. De Niro's acting and performance as Rupert Pupkin is as good as and as unique as that of Jake La Motta or Travis Bickle. I've lost words now for De Niro's acting skills.
The film is significantly different from every other Scorsese movie but is still one of the most refreshing and unique stories told on screen! The movie's not a masterpiece or something but its really solid and enjoyable. The beauty of the movie is that throughout the movie one would think Rupert Pupkin would fail miserably... Flaw after flaw after pathetic flaws; but he doesn't fail... He comes out as a winner... He shines bright... The end as well as the movie is really classic... Some dialogues are really hilarious and some are really hard-hitting! Some scenes make you laugh out loud and some just manage to disturb you! Overall, a brilliant movie. Must watch for Scorsese and De Niro fans atleast!
"Rupert Pupkin: I'm gonna work 50 times harder, and I'm gonna be 50 times more famous than you.".
This review of The King of Comedy (1982) was written by Hardeep P on 10 Jun 2012.
The King of Comedy has generally received very positive reviews.
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