Review of The King of Comedy (1982) by Raja N — 16 Sep 2009

Scorsese's fifth teamup with DeNiro is surely the most original. Well it's a dark comedy with a scorsese sauce that most of the people haven't seen, but really should. DeNiro plays desperate comedian Rupert Pupkin, who's trying so hard to get started in the show business by any means possible.

The film's main idea is showing us what a desperate person can achieve if he's willing to succeed, and the price he's prepared to pay if the plan's executed. I won't risk spoiling it by saying anymore, but this DeNiro early comedy is better than all his recent comedies combined.