An ARTFUL, dramatic piece of Cinema!

Rating: Null/10 (31 October 2002)

With an all-star cast, 97 million dollars in the budget and Martin Scorsese as the director, how can this movie NOT be a masterpiece.
I saw this movie at a directors pre-screening in Los Angeles and was totally dazzled by the storyline and the reality of the characters. Gangs of New York basically takes the audience back into the pre-modern days of New York and its surrounding areas. It gives us a look back on how gangs use to operate and how they are somewhat the same today.
Cameron Diaz is simply marvelous as Jenny Everdeane, while Daniel Day-Lewis (in this movie he looks like a pre-historic Brad Pitt) looks a little shakey but still good as Bill the Butcher. Leonardo DiCaprio (looking like an older version of Robbie G. Tomlin) should earn his way back into Hollywood's elite with a solid performance as Amsterdam Vallon.
Gangs of New York was a little slow at times, and in some scenes, a little rough around the edges, but it totally comes together for a great piece of cinema. This movie was totally an artful masterpiece and should be on the tip top of director Martin Scorsese's resume.
Overall a 9 1/2 out of 10! An artful, dramatic movie!