The King of Comedy (film) character fails to differentiate between his fantasies and reality in much the same way. Scorsese sought to achieve the same with the film so that, in his words, the "fantasy is more real than reality". Rupert Pupkin has been compared to Travis Bickle in "Taxi Driver": both characters have serious issues with reality testing, that is drawing the line between outer objective and inner subjective reality. In her review, entertainment columnist Marilyn Beck approved Johnny Carson's refusal to participate in "The King of Comedy", supposedly because he feared the film could inspire psychopaths like John Hinckley. Beck considered "The King
The Family (2013 film) Although the film did not generate many positive reviews, the cast was praised by critics. "THV11" said: "The core actors of "The Family" were really solid and the whole film comes together to make a solid movie." Entertainment Weekly commented about Robert De Niro's role, saying: "At this point, Robert De Niro has built an entire subgenre of movies in which he sticks his tongue out at his cinematic legacy." "The Huffington Post" said that: "De Niro, Pfeiffer and Jones all brought 100% to their roles. "Glee" actress Dianna Agron was the stand-out here, shining as the daughter who was