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Genres:
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Crime /
Drama
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Release:
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Director:
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Martin Scorsese
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Actors:
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Daniel Day-Lewis,
Cara Seymour,
Leonardo DiCaprio,
Cameron Diaz,
Jim Broadbent,
John C. Reilly,
Henry Thomas,
Liam Neeson,
Brendan Gleeson,
Gary Lewis,
Stephen Graham,
Eddie Marsan,
Alec McCowen,
David Hemmings,
Larry Gilliard Jr.
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Duration:
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167 min.
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Rating:
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(7.4/10)135.5
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Plot Summary:
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When his father is killed in New York City, Amsterdam Vallon returns in 1863 to through with a fine-tooth comb down his frame's killer, the ruthless, Bill 'The Dismember' Cutting. It's not easy against Amsterdam as gangs roam a venal Untrained York Municipality, with Beak Cutting ruling over everyone.
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Tags:
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A superb performance
Daniel Day Lewis comes onto our screens about once in every three years. It is as though he prepares himself for the role, for that entire time, and the performances that he leaves us with just get better and better. The man is a genius and his portrayal of William Cutting, affectionately known as ?The Butcher? is nothing short of terrifying.
Gangs of New York is a raw, unforgiving look at the ?salad bowl? rather than the ?melting pot? that was New York during the American Civil War. The Butcher is the self-styled king of five points, New York. He leads ?the natives? brutally against the Irish and Black immigrants, flooding into New York every week.
The film opens with some of the best cinematography since [Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon] and [Road to Perdition]. Sublime edit...
Worst Scorcese film ever!
If you like historically inaccurate, pointless drivel along the lines of; Pearl Harbour, The Patriot, Braveheart, U-571, Titanic, Far and Away, then this is the film for you.
However if you prefer a film with good characterisation, a story with some point to it and decent acting, then avoid The Gangs of New York, because it doesn't have any of these.
Daniel Day Lewis is the 1 saving grace of the film, but he can't prevent it from being a complete lump of dog poo. Leo Capreeo is totally miscast, Cameron Diaz is irrelevant, the other characters? There are none. All the other players are mere decoration.
I don't know what happened with this film, I can only assume most of it ended up on the cutting room floor. Scorcese can't be happy with the end result, i...
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