Well made but.....

Rating: 7/10 (8 March 2004)

Martin Scorsese being the director you know that it is going to be well made. Set in nineteenth century New York, Scorsese tries to do too much in this film. The average movie goer doesn't get a lot of this so its confusing. That said the pace of the film is uneven and generally lags. I thought it was well acted though. Daniel Day Lewis clearly stands out in the film and Cameron Diaz is not that annoying. Leonardo de Caprio was OK. I think this movie was not well recieved b/c simply the storyline and plot was not that interesting to begin with. DVD has plenty of extras and commentary. It was obvious that this was going to get Oscar nods and now I am not that surprised that it got shut out on Oscar night two years ago.
Grade: B+