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As the story unfolds, there will be several tragedies in the path of our two antiheroes, all these tragedies are a combination of drama, farce and comedy. Definitely, "Night And The City" is not a classic, but it is a funny movie, recommendable for all the fans of the great Robert De Niro that are trying to see the entire Robert De Niro catalogue (like myself). At the end of the day this is an entertaining movie.

Save your money! Deniro's too good for this cinematic trash!
I am a big Robert DeNiro afficionado so this movie was a big letdown for me. I am sure people are going to vote against this review, but I am being honest here and I don't believe in voting on reveiws. I gave it 2 stars because it has De Niro. I want my $ back. I have no interest in boxing, so I found the plot uninteresting and hard to follow/get interested in as hard as I tried. Now, if you like boxing, than you might like this film. But as we all know, Deniro gave a stellar performance in another boxing film so save your $ and time for that one! (Raging Bull).

DeNiro plays Harry Fabian, a fast-talking attorney who apparently does not make enough money(?!) and so plunges into the world of boxing promotion to make more $ and make more of a name for himself. The problem is, he scams and lies, and schemes his way there. And frustratingly, he scams and lies to Jessica Lang'es character (she fronts a lot of hard-earned $ for him) and Jack Warden, the 2 better people in this film and the only who treat Harry decently. So, I found myself not liking Deniro's character becuase he is not a good person. If by the end the character had somehow broken his steady pattern of lying and being selfish, than I would have felt more satisfied w/the ending, but the ending as it is is very depressing and I didn't think his character was going to get better as a person. I hated the ending to this film; I was left w/a "is that it?" feeling and felt cheated of my time. I do like the theme of 2 people trying to make thier lives better and rising above circumstances, but the way Harry tries to is unhealthy and its frustrating that he does not escape his pattern of lies and deceits.

This movie is violent and has bad language, especially against women and I found those words to be offensive. For some reason, they felt the need to have Deniro's character beaten up at least twice and a woman dressed as a nun kicked out of a bar violently. Also, a young clubworker is mean and rude and taunts Jack Warden's character, making fun of his age. I kept wanting Jack Warden to beat that guy, but why is this humiliation of the elderly considered entertaining? I certainly didn't and found it destressing and it just made me angry. To all you screenwriters/directors out there reading this, life is bad enough!! Why do you have to inundate us w/violence and bad language? (This movie reaffirmed what I've felt for years: that the city and city people are ugly, ugly, ugly. His character is almost mugged in the opening credits. I assume Deniro made this movie w/his Tribeca Productions company to finance his company but Bobby, wouldn't you want to make better quality films? With big name actors receive hundres of scripts a year I feel he could have picked a film that would finance his film company and also have artistic merit. This film only makes me not want to ever go/live in New York. Please stop ruining your once-brillian career w/below mediocre, commercial films like this!!!

Even though Harry is a bad person, I still could not take my eyes off of DeNiro and I'll tell you why....Robert Deniro is THE SEXIEST American male actor alive (outside of Brando)!!!! His hair looks different here and he is full of life and energy in this film. He must have been aroud 48 here, and I don't know how he got the energy for these scenes. His Harry is so mercurial here, he dances through the film. To get the rhythm, the director had De Niro wear an earpiece which played "Let's Dance" and baby you can dance w/me anytime! : ) I wish he and Lange had had a real love scene. I felt their characters having sex in the street was trashy. Now why would Jessica Lange's character be attraced to this guy who won't even have the decency to take her to his place? He's that cheap and he's a lawyer! Their talents are too great for this uncharming piece of drivel. Alan King as the mean fight promoter was ok. This movie had bad late 80's music in it. This movie has no heart and no class!

Now, if you want to see DeNiro in great films that deserve his talent, see Taxi Driver, The Godfather Part 2, Meanstreets, The Deer Hunter, Heat, Awakenings. "Falling in Love" and "Stanley and Iris" are DeNiro films in which is he is not playing a violent mobster or murderer/rapist. I highly recommend those two. Jessica Lange and Deniro both were in "Cape Fear" another good film, but it is very, violent. Deniro never found the great directors he could have had to showcase his talent other than Martin Scorcese & Coppola.

DeNiro's Good, But, Where is Great Original 1950s Version?
This version of Night and the City is a good movie mainly because of the performaces by Robert DeNiro and Jessica Lange. The direction is average. However, I give a more generous opinion if I hadn't seen the original 1950 version directed by the great Jules Dassin, and starring Richard Widmark and Gene Tierney. The 1950 version is a masterpiece, to say the least, and is one of the greatest film noirs ever made. Although the 1950 version is a masterpiece, It is nearly impossible to find a copy for sale anywhere. IF BY A MIRACLE SOMEONE OR ANYONE ANYWHERE HAS ANY INFO. ON WHERE I CAN PURCHASE A COPY OF THE 1950 NIGHT AND THE CITY, I WOULD BE FOREVER APPRECIATIVE!