A little too ambitious, but great fun

Rating: 6/10 (26 August 2013)

Gangs of New York is a classic Scorsese attempt of a masterpiece, running at nearly 3 hours long.
The acting in the film is sublime, particularly, Daniel Day Lewis, who portrays 'The Butcher' in a truly fantastic way, and makes it extremely enjoyable to watch his menacing character.
It is a good film, and the plot is enjoyable up until the final half an hour in which Scorsese's reach extends too far. Without spoiling the plot, more random events start to occur, which isn't fully explained, particularly the actions of The Mob.
Gangs of New York is a good film, and is certainly worth a watch, even with a weak ending to what could have been a fantastic film.