Worth the wait

Rating: 9/10 (31 August 2005)

I'll be damned, Martin Scorsese actually pulled it off. After all the production delays, the bar was set quite high for this epic revolving around the battle for the five points neighborhood in New York. Its great to see epic movie making still exists and can be done well. A great piece of film making from all angles, the stand out performance amongst the rest is Daniel Day Lewis. He again proves why he is the one of the best of his generation in his portrayal of Bill the Butcher. It'sa blessing every time he steps in front of the camera and this film is no different. With his rough accent, skill with knives and unrelenting hatred for the immigrants, you believe the fear for Bill in the movie is real.
Although there aren't too many flaws in the movie, one of them has to be Cameron Diaz. Her lack of acting skills continues to baffle me for someone who has been in movies for 10 years.