Amazing film; I can't understand the hate.

Rating: Null/10 (7 March 2004)

Many years after his father's murder, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points of New York in 1863 to seek revenge on Bill 'the Butcher' Cutting, the man who killed his father.
For the several past reviews on IMDb have said negative comments, that the film is boring, has bad acting and has a horrible story. I think the opposite. Leonardo DiCaprio and Daniel Day-Lewis were great in their roles. Martin Scorsese gives an excellent direction, and the story was outstanding. If anyone actually took the time to learn about the history of New York, then they would actually understand this movie. Some of the characters in the film were based on real-life characters, such as Bill the Butcher.
This is a misunderstood film that I thought was an impressive epic. Should have been Best Picture. ****.