Wall

You can sense the master behind the camera, but there's a strange flatness clinging to every moment (despite all that adrenaline in the editing and execution). I fear a second viewing would prove a slog.

vige

12Jan12

Tom Wall: Frank, what are you doing back there? Frank Pierce: I'm sick, Tom. I need a cure. Vitamin B cocktail, followed by an amp of glucose and a drop of adrenaline. Not as good as beer, but it's all I got.

Samantha

28Dec11

Please, Lord-uh. Bring back I.B. Bangin', Lord-uh. You have the power, Jesus-uh! You have the might-uh! You have the super light-uh! to spare this worthless man.

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Jeffnbd

22Dec11

This would be a great midnight movie.

Matt Cuffe

12Dec11

Up there with the other underrated Scorsese classics The King of Comedy and After Hours. It's Brilliant.

Maximilian Y.

30Nov11

Disastrous.

chanandre

28Nov11

My first Scorsese (oh to be 15 again). Still 1 of my personal favorites of his'.Probably the last film in which one could perceive "Scorsese, the Director", rather than "Scorsese, the studio slave". Still remember the fondness of the line "oh to be on a woman's WC and see all those different soaps" (somethin' like this). I thought that line was great. And Nicolas Cage showed me a side of him that I did not know of.

Ryan H.

6Sep11

The last interesting film Scorsese made.

Dave

28May11

Middle of the road Scorsese, but the inclusion and use of Van Morrison's T.B. Sheets is awesome.

Wiseguy

20Apr11

the movie is great, it focuses on 3 days in the lives of a paramedic who's burnt out. he feels like he cant do his job anymore. i don't know if its about him coping with the facts of his job (life and death) or the guilt he faces for every death.

Z. Bart

1Oct10

I don't detest the film, as Orangey does; I think Cage's mumbling baritone is well suited for this descent into hell. However, for a far better film about ambulance drivers on a collision course with life, check out Todd Field's "Broken Vessels," which centers on two young junkie EMTs.

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orangey

1Oct10

Scorsese's worst movie....everything from the characters (Nicolas Cage's dull performance,the racist charactiture played by Ving Rhames) to the MTV soundtrack and the poor script is awfull.

Spencer Draper

25Sep10

Truly an underrated masterpiece. Visceral, vibrant, full of color and life, New York setting, and a fantastic soundtrack that features R.E.M., The Clash, and even something from Quadrophenia! This is the spiritual successor to Taxi Driver and seemingly the last great film Scorsese will make.

nargs

20Aug10

i never thought about how stressfull being a paramedic can be until i saw this film.

Janar Aronija

28Jul10

Cage is incredible in this underrated masterpiece

Sonja

12Jul10

the part with ving rhames in the club...i just about died (no pun intended) laughing.

Juurakkotukka

11Jun10

Cinematography, sound design and editing in this film is so beautiful, plus the opening scene is one of the best ever and the scene where they suddenly show Patricia Arquette from the front and both sides <3 ..but GOD Nicolas Cage is a HORRIBLE actor. Plus the plot sucks so hardcore.

Nosada

17May10

recommended

Beneezy

5Feb10

Scorsese's reminiscent of the Taxi Driver. Powerful use of words, superb film-making!

H. Paul Moon

27Jan10

I'm always amused by the lengths to which viewers/reviewers go avoiding the Catholic heart of this film. My favorite shot in the film is the "pizza" scene around the time when Cage offers a slice to Arquette. In a highly stylized moment, the camera jump cuts into a trinity of shots. Brilliant.