Gangs Of New York

Rating: 10/10 (19 May 2008)

Gangs of New York was directed by Martin Scorsese in 2002. If you like action, blood, skull crushing, fires, gun shoots, and Leonardo DiCaprio, then you'll love this movie. It take place back 145 years ago when men were being drafted into the army against their will for the civil war, and the Irish were coming in the shiploads to America for freedom and food mostly food. The main character Amsterdam (DiCaprio) is out for revenge. His father was killed sixteen years earlier and Amsterdam wants to avenge his father's name. The setting looks real, the costumes old fashioned, and the makeup, WOW. It actually looks like blood and guts are spilling out of the people. The actors other then DiCaprio included Daniel Day-Lewis, sporting a glass eye, and Cameron Diaz with red dyed hair that does not suit her skin tone. However despite their somewhat dingy appearances the acting skills they showed were phenomenal. Even though movie ending not so satisfying (does DiCaprio ever do a happy movie?) the movie is fun to watch- if you don't get squeamish, in which case DO NOT WATCH the movie unless you like barfing a lot- and it is also fun to hear the over the top language. I personally thought the movie was great and think you should watch it too.