Contrary to what the name suggests, "Bringing Out the Dead" is not really about dead people. It tells the story of New York paramedic Frank Pierce (Nicolas Cage), who is feeling haunted by the ghosts of the people whom he failed to save. Some reviewers compared this movie to "Taxi Driver". That's partly true, but the true similarity is in its gritty portrayal of New York. From Frank's point of view, we definitely see New York as an eerie, almost dreamlike, place, whereas we always saw the real (albeit disturbed) world through Travis Bickle's eyes.
As for what I thought of the movie, it wasn't a masterpiece by any stretch, but we can all safely say that Martin Scorsese has never made a bad movie, per se. Cage's icy performance adds to the strangeness of everything.
As for what I thought of the movie, it wasn't a masterpiece by any stretch, but we can all safely say that Martin Scorsese has never made a bad movie, per se. Cage's icy performance adds to the strangeness of everything.