Evengyny Thanks for the memories!

Borserie it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.

Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

Sam Morrison Scorsese and Cage go together like pennant butter with jelly, great on their own, together they are magical. This is absolutely my favorite Scorsese film, it is a piercing and unfazed look into the abyss of human behavior. It is a chronicle of how low you can sink and the potential redemption that always seems to be tauntingly in the distance.We open on Nic Cage's eyes, weary, worn. He stared into the pit of the city, and it stares back at him, boasting its Red Death and cardiac arrests. There's no way to escape the pit of hell, the pit of this festering life.

Python Hyena Bringing Out the Dead (1999): Dir: Martin Scorsese / Cast: Nicolas Cage, Patricia Arquette, Ving Rhames, Tom Sizemore, John Goodman: About the weariness of a soul that needs rest. Nicolas Cage plays a paramedic haunted by the images of a young woman he failed to save. He sees all sorts of people arrive through the medical room doors, many who deliberately cause their own pain. He feels trapped and needs a moment of refuge. An emergency call results in the image of a family that watch in horror as their father lay unconscious. Insightful film about our decaying society. Another New York based masterpiece by Martin Scorsese whose street sense films include Taxi Driver and After Hours. Wonderful performance by Cage with Patricia Arquette as the daughter of a victim whom he connects with through her need of rest from drugs and relationships. Hilarious performances by John Goodman, Ving Rhames and Tom Sizemore as three paramedic that accompany Cage through three long nights of turmoil. Goodman is totally about where to eat, while Cage attempts to drown it out with sleep. Rhames bursts with religious enthusiasm in hopes of making his mark on one's soul. Sizemore tends to be abusive particularly with those whom he sees as lost causes. Then there is Arquette, which is where Cage finds refuge. Theme regards exhaustion of life itself and our desire for peace and rest. Score: 10 / 10

lynchislife95 The best way to describe this film is the bleak tone of the general story. The whole atmosphere is rather depressing, but its necessary for this genre. Starring a cast which includes Nicolas Cage, Patricia Arquette, John Goodman, ,Ving Rhames, Tom Sizemore, and Marc Anthony, one can only help but be in awe at the hauntibg message in this work of art. Some people may feel the film drags on, and yes some parts are rather unnecessary, though this does help us understand the characters clearly. Next to his Oscar Winning in Leaving La, this is Cage's finest work. It is also one of the more underrated films from the long list of pictures directed by Martin Scorsese. This film definitely has strong parallels to the 1976 classic Taxi Driver, though this has a larger psychological focus. Filled with great performances and sharp dialogue this is a must see, especially for Cage/Scorsese fans.

Desertman84 Bringing Out the Dead is a film directed by Martin Scorsese.It stars Nicolas Cage, Ving Rhames, John Goodman, Tom Sizemore and Patricia Arquette.It tells a story of Frank Pierce,a paramedic on the brink of physical and emotional collapse.The screenplay was written by Paul Schrader and it was based from the novel of Joe Connelly.It is about 48 hours in the life of a burnt-out paramedic: Frank Pierce is a Manhattan medic,working the graveyard shift in a two-man ambulance team. He's burned out,exhausted, and seeing ghosts, especially a young woman he failed to save six months before. He is no longer able to save people as he simply brings out the dead. We follow him for three nights, each with a different partner: Larry, who thinks about dinner; Marcus, who looks to Jesus; and Tom, who wallops people out of frustration. Frank befriends Mary,the daughter of a heart victim he brings in. She is an ex-junkie, angry at her father but now hoping he'll live.Once called Father Frank for his efforts to rescue lives,he sees the ghosts of those he failed to save around every turn. He has tried everything he can to get fired-calling in sick, coming in late, delaying taking calls where he might have to face one more victim he can't help- yet he cannot quit the job.This is another Scorsese film achievement as he brings to the screen the life lived by people in the health care profession particularly the paramedics.It was definitely a dark and compelling film. Cage brings to life excellently a paramedic who has somewhat lost hope in his profession to save people from dying.Aside from Cage,the rest of the cast and the film makers are also commendable to bring to life this realistic and brilliant film.I myself could relate to the emotions of Frank and the disturbing experience watching it being a in the health care profession myself.In summary,Cage,Scorsese and Bringing Out The Dead delivers!!!