While there is no doubt The King of Comedy is an innovative, encapsulating film, I feel it is let down in two major areas.
First, the style of the movie is changed midway from mixing between Rupert's fantasies and reality to a conventional linear narrative. Here I feel the alteration detracted from my enjoyment of the film: the first half keeps you guessing ("Is this really happening? If not is it going to happen later?" etc.) but the remainder of the film is fairly straightforward and also predictable.
Secondly, I am fed up with seeing De Niro in the role of normal-ish bloke with a psychotic edge. Despite the film being released in '83 I didn't see it until 2002 and had already tired of watching De Niro play similar roles many times.
As it stands The King of Comedy is slightly above-average. 6/10
First, the style of the movie is changed midway from mixing between Rupert's fantasies and reality to a conventional linear narrative. Here I feel the alteration detracted from my enjoyment of the film: the first half keeps you guessing ("Is this really happening? If not is it going to happen later?" etc.) but the remainder of the film is fairly straightforward and also predictable.
Secondly, I am fed up with seeing De Niro in the role of normal-ish bloke with a psychotic edge. Despite the film being released in '83 I didn't see it until 2002 and had already tired of watching De Niro play similar roles many times.
As it stands The King of Comedy is slightly above-average. 6/10