Partial greatness, good entertainment

Rating: 7/10 (30 September 2007)

The great director Martin Scorsese has shown us that he truly is in the elite of filmmakers with titles such as, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Casino and later The Departed on his record. However as much as I liked many of his other films and regard some of them as being some of the greatest in resent history, I was not convinced by Gangs of New York. Even though it hat some great parts, that deserve to be recognized, it also hat some doubtful scenes, a few dull characters and a lag of originality. These are hard words to use, considering that the movie was entertaining and hat a lot of brilliant moments, but when these doubtful moments emerge between the good parts, it pretty much takes out the joy of the ride in a very anti-climatic way, that spoils the overall impression of the film. I must admit that I was quite impressed by the acting (especially Daniel Day Lewis' performance), the effects and the very distinguishing Martin Scorsese touches throughout the entire movie. But when it comes down to the overall impression of the film, it made me feel quite disappointed, because of my expectations due to his former works, and at the same time impressed. This movie has moments of brilliance, but is overshadowed by Marting Scorsese's other works. 7/10.