Couldn't Get Through It - But Don't Throw in the Towel Yet

Rating: 6/10 (23 September 2019)

I've watched this movie a long time ago, and remember thinking it was mediocre. I've tried rewatching it many times, but am unable to do so.
There's something really strange about Leonardo DiCaprio movies. Every movie trails off and gets highly uninteresting. Leo is not posed as a great hero in any of his films. You root for him all the way through, and hope he could do it. But he just comes out looking weak.
This film had the same impact with me, and no one could have saved it. Not Scorsese nor Daniel Day-Lewis. It received high praise at the Oscars, but is just too boring. The movie is about old New York, and the gangs that fought to take over the city. Leo's characters' father was killed by the head of an opposing gang. After his father is killed, the young boy runs away, only to return years later and take sides with the man who was responsible for the death. However, this is only to get close to the prey before the kill.
It's a movie to watch whenever you want, but no one would care if you don't watch it. The best actor and director couldn't save this movie.