A Compelling Watch!

Rating: 9/10 (20 November 2012)

Martin Scorsese has delivered classics all through his prolific career & 'Gangs of New York' is amongst his most accomplished works. A Compelling Watch!
'Gangs of New York' Synopsis: In 1863, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher, his father's killer.
'Gangs of New York' is gruesome & disturbing, its certainly not for the faint-hearted. Scorsese's unforgiving direction is raw & real. He executes a vendetta story with aggression & fierce mentality. He handles the violent portions, distinctively. Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian & Kenneth Lonergan's Screenplay is brutal but extremely arresting. Cinematography by Michael Ballhaus is eye-catching. Art Design is magnificent.
Performance-Wise: The Greatest Living Actor, Daniel Day-Lewis plays Bill the Butcher, superbly. He plays the loathsome villain to the fullest, delivering each line & each move with magnetic ease. Leonardo DiCaprio as Amsterdam Vallon, the vengeful protagonist, is utterly good. Cameron Diaz as Jenny Everdeane, delivers a career-best-turn. Jim Broadbent as William M. Tweed & Brendan Gleeson as Walter "Monk" McGinn, are terrific. John C. Reilly & Liam Neeson shine in cameos.
On the whole, 'Gangs of New York' is winning cinema.