With Bringing Out the Dead, Martin Scorsese made one of his darkest films while excessively embracing the 90s; losing himself in the 90s. Cage plays Frank, a Paramedic in New York City with problems of his own. His love interest, Mary, is played by his then wife Patricia Arquette, which is cool to see, even if the movie totally sucks.
Cage does show all of his moods, and freaks out in all of his normal ways. I don't understand why so many screenplays have Cage narrating the film in which he stars. Imagine if Taxi Driver was narrated by the character DeNiro's Travis. It would be a real vibe killer. In this film, I can fully figure out what's going on by just watching and listening. I don't need our depressed anti-hero to explain his mood while the ambulance windshield casts shadows of dripping rain on John Goodman's bewildered face.
There were a few good ideas implemented in Bringing Out the Dead, however most of its ideas were both bad and poorly executed.
1. Raising Arizona
2. Leaving Las Vegas
3. Adaptation
4. Birdy
5. Wild at Heart
6. Color Out of Space
7. Peggy Sue Got Married
8. City of Angels
9. Lord of War
10. Gone in 60 Seconds
11. Matchstick Men
12. Vampire's Kiss
13. Con Air
14. Face/Off
15. Honeymoon in Vegas
16. Bringing Out the Dead
17. The Family Man
18. It Could Happen to You
19. 8mm
20. Ghost Rider
21. Next
22. The Weather Man
23. The Croods
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