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3/4
Bringing Out The Dead - Review
Matthew Brady - wrote on 03/12/2018
The dark horse of Martin Scorsese films.
A fever dream of high rush that strangely reminds you how alive you really are, but at the same time, a dim of insomnia that reminds you how lifeless you can feel. New York City, the city where everybody is either dead, dying, or somewhere between. You're in the middle. Robert Richardson and Scorsese captures New York streets, deserving it's title as 'the city that never sleeps'.
I know a lot of people think Nicolas Cage isn't a great actor and he picks more bad than good roles. However, Cage is really excellent in this, which pains me to see him shy away from good material and becoming a stupid joke of himself. For the small screen these two had, John Goodman and Ving Rhames were also great. Lets not forget Paul Schrader fantastic script …
Rating of
3.5/4
A black comedy that works on every level.
memento_mori - wrote on 07/13/2013
Nicolas Cage in the beginning of the movie seemed like a very desolate character. He barely had any personality to him, but I got the feeling he's supposed to be that way. When we got into the story, he started to develop a feeling. Guilt. And slowly but gradually, a dead patient came back to haunt him. We start to learn about his conscience. He needs this last patient to survive, because if he doesn't, his last bit of happiness will be completely extinguished. The whole movie is like a character study of a character that starts out with no traits, and evolves. I love that kind of character.
I liked the blend of genres in this movie. Black comedy, drama, character study. It's a mash and for once, it works. It's fun and it's believable. It's also outrageously funny at times, but it …
Rating of
1.5/4
"Bringing Out The Dead" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 01/28/2012
Burned out paramedic Nicolas Cage deals with insomnia and oppressive guilt caused by losing one too many patients while doing his job in the New York twilight. Written by the scriptwriter responsible for Taxi Driver and Raging Bull and directed by Martin Scorsese, I was expecting a lot from this film but despite some interesting scenes I found it to be very disappointing. Lacking any kind of focus or narrative momentum, it's little more than a series of unconnected events as Cage and a stream of sidekicks drive around and occasionally get splattered with blood like an unfunny version of Repo Man. A little too self consciously wacky, it reminded me of the likes of MASH or Catch 22, representing night-time New York as a kind of crazed urban warzone complete with accompanying surrealities, …
Rating of
3.5/4
Scorsese at the top of his form.
filmfan09 - wrote on 01/21/2009
Bringing Out the dead is a film that reunites the team of director Martin Scorese and writer Paul Schrader, the same two men who made Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and The Last Temptation of Christ.
The movie is about a man on the edge of madness who cruises the night streets of New York trying to bring help to pepole don't really want to be heled. His name is Frank, played by nicolas Cage. Mark anthony stars as Noel, a deranged man who's a regular client. Frank has different partners every night, Larry played by John Goodman who distracts himself from the job with thoughts of his next meal, Marcus (Ving Rhames)who looks to Jesus and Tom (Tom Sizemore0 who likes to hit peple when work is slow.
Frank is way pass being Burned-out and he keeps trying to quit. His captain threatens to …
Rating of
3/4
Incredibly interesting, and one of Cage's best!
Tino - wrote on 05/22/2008
Scorsese can do no wrong. Bringing out the Dead is another one of his films which does not have a plot, that is to say, not the typical 'roller coaster' plot with a begining, rise, climax, fall, and end. Most of Scorsese's greatest work, simply shows the lives of interesting people during a certain time period. Nicolas Cage stars as an out-of-touch EMT, who is haunted by those he has been unable to save. There are definitely three clear stages of his madness, each depicted with a new partner that he rides with, who are excellently played by John Goodman, Ving Rhames, and Tom Sizemore. But, with all of this incredible character development in just a 2-hr. film, the most amazing thing is the scenery. From the people to the music, Scorsese creates an amazing and eye-stunning recollection of …
