overall great movie

Rating: 10/10 (29 December 2002)

I am a huge Scorsese fan, but I will be the first to admit that this is not his best. That's okay though because all his films are great. This one had several flaws, but it was still amazing. Visually, I have never seen anything quite like this.
The key thing here is Day-Lewis as Bill "the Butcher." He definitely deserves a best actor Academy Award. This movie as a whole is very deserving of accollades as well. I don't know why people on this site keep bashing Di Caprio's performance, because I thought he did a fine job. Sure, Day-Lewis stole the show, but that doesn't mean Leo was bad.
Overall, I advise anyone to see this movie. Scorsese is still the best in the profession, and the acting is superlative. I would have liked to see more, especially from Daniel Day-Lewis, but I'm sure they will put the cut scenes on the dvd.