Not as great as I had hoped for.

Rating: Null/10 (17 November 2007)

Despite a lot of big names, a superb director and many nominations, this movie isn't 'great'. I had my hopes up high, but found it to be just above average. The only thing keeping it going was the absolutely riveting performance by Daniel Day Lewis. Cameron Diaz was very good as well and, excuse my gender, regardless of her abilities, always a pleasure to look at. Leonardo DiCaprio was, well... rather boring, not believable and therefor distracting.
The movie's tagline ("America Was Born In The Streets") made me frown, but maybe you have to be an American to appreciate that kind of sentiment. IMO not a bad movie at all, but I had the feeling it could have been much better.