Oscar for Daniel Day Lewis

Rating: 8/10 (22 May 2011)

Wow! first things first. Watch this movie for a spectacular performance by Daniel Day Lewis as Bill "the butcher" Cutting. He is mean, bad and good at the same time, and the man 5-points is absolutely scared of. The character of Bill Cutting is so complex that you actually do not know whether to like him or to hate him. but he is the pivot on which the movie hinges. All other characters are secondary.
Now about the movie. Gangs of New York not only brings to the screen a rivalry between 2 gangs but also presents a picture of America before, if i could say, civilization. We all know Civil war destroyed the country, but its gory picture as shown in this movie actually makes you think how much the US has progressed indeed!
A must watch for people who love history and a must watch for all Scorsese fans.