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Directed By
Martin Scorsese
Written By:
Paul Schrader, Joe Connelly
Cast:
Jon Abrahams, Nicolas Cage, John Goodman, Tom Sizemore, Ving Rhames, Patricia Arquette, Marc Anthony, Mary Beth Hurt, Cliff Curtis, Nestor Serrano, Aida Turturro, Afemo Omilami, Arthur J. Nascarelli, Cynthia Roman, Cullen Oliver Johnson
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Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
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Movie Review by Zara 
March 12th, 2007
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I was surprised
Alright, I think you all know my feelings on Scorsese at this point. So color me surprised after watching this film this afternoon and realizing that I actually liked the damn thing.
I will bring up what I think was the movie's weakest point. Scorsese has a love of music, that much should be obvious. He loves his songs big, loud and overblown. Great for some films and under the right instances. In this case, it carried this feeling that the director had little faith in the story that he was telling and was attempting to distract the audience by covering it up with the loud beats and the wicked camera angles.
The thing is, the story IS interesting. I just wish he could have toned down the music long enough for me to really focus on it.
Plus, is there any movie that an appearance by Patricia Arquette won't cure? Her soft-spoken character who is rough around the edges is precisely what the movie needed to bring it back down to a level of realism. I'm all for stretching the limits at times, but this story had some definite "real" angles that needed exploring.
It's an interesting watch. And that's coming from a Scorsese hater.
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 | Lisa
Mar 12, 2007 9:20 AM
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| I just couldn't get into this movie the first time I watched it, I keep meaning to go back and give it another chance but theres too many movies and too little time ...maybe one day. |
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