still scorsese's best.
i love its atmosphere of a dark and shiny night time america that grows in its death, drugs and blood.
nic cage as frank pierce is brilliant along with Patricia Arquette, john goodman, ving rhames and tom sizemore as great supporting characters and with their limited screentime, the script from paul schrader but also the performances characterize all of them really well.the films cinematography is high contrast but it compliments the story and themes. frank is relatable. he's guilty about death in his work, the film expertly tells a tale of death and when to let go but also to help however you can until the very end.
Bringing Out the Dead
Any call can be murder, any stop can be suicide, any night can be the last.
Rating
5.0 (1)
Release Date
10/22/1999Runtime
121 minsGenres
Overview
Once called "Father Frank" for his efforts to rescue lives, Frank Pierce sees the ghosts of those he failed to save around every turn. He has tried everything he can to get fired, calling in sick, delaying taking calls where he might have to face one more victim he couldn't help, yet cannot quit the job on his own.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$32,000,000Revenue
$16,797,191Homepage
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How It Feels
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A nocturnal descent into the underbelly of New York City through the eyes of a burnt-out paramedic haunted by the lives he couldn't save. It's a dark, visceral portrait of moral exhaustion that never quite lets you catch your breath.
Mood
MelancholicClaustrophobicBleakUnsettling
Themes
MortalityAddictionGriefRedemptionIsolation
Tone
Bleak
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
HandheldNaturalisticHigh-contrast
Structure
Linear
Heads up
AddictionGraphic violence
Reviews
I relate to nic cage's character simply because he has allot of stress and anxiety and i would have that too if i was in that field of work lmao.
Also some hillarious dark comedy at points.
nick cage and martin scorcsese should work together more often
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