the bar has been impossibly set by a film that imbues, irony, humour, and relevance with responsibility.

Rating: Null/10 (24 December 2002)

important work.
and how timely. america was borne of violence and rage; disconsolation and mania. perhaps no other culture in history besides spain has been more defiant and defensive about it's complex origins. Scorsese has triumphed where only Griffith, Lean, DeMille, and Kubrick have previously succeeded. he has commandeered a true epic that will inspire future filmakers to come.
the bar has been impossibly set by a film that imbues, irony, humour, and relevance with responsibility. bravo, my friend, martin.

and daniel day lewis will have another oscar for a performance that challenges the viewer to become a READER; and discover that new yorkers are indeed the heir to the lower-caste brogue of the motherland. his mucky, bald accent introduces string-theory of vernacular! somehow after watching him, you know that's how men did speak indeed in post-victorian america.
no you know, america. and there is no turning back.