Review of Boxcar Bertha

"Boxcar Bertha" (1972) tells the story of Bertha and her colleagues, who form a gang to exact revenge on the local railroad for disrupting their lives. The plot is not as complicated as with "Who's That Knocking At My Door", but it does not need to be as Martin Scorsese succeeds with a simpler, less convoluted plot. As usual Martin Scorsese excels with his ability to gather a group of individuals that clearly have a passion for creating a film with fantastic musical choices and cinematography. Martin Scorsese will go on to develop more complicated and successful films that capture our imaginations, but those works begin with understanding how to combine good musical choices and cinematography, such as those shown in "Who's That Knocking At My Door", with structured plot, such as with "Boxcar Bertha". Martin Scorsese is starting to show his genius as a filmmaker and I could not be happier!