Excellent, Well worth Watching

Rating: Null/10 (26 July 2003)

I really enjoyed, I thought that the music and art direction was done magnificently. It was brilliantly directed to show off the scenery and gorgeous sets. Personally I think it really took you back to the time period were people, did express there feelings and you did what you had to do to survive no matter what the cost. I liked the scene when Jenny and Amsterdam are about to sleep together and he insists on taking off her corset, this was just a simple sign of the times and the love and respect for her. In that time period men didn't bother going to all that trouble to take odd a woman's clothes when they could just lift up there skirt and get just what they wanted. Yes the film was long, but I didn't feel bored at all, the story dragged you into this era and subtly engulfed you in its characters and relevance of it to our every day lives. History has taught us that without suffering there can be no happiness, but at what price should this happiness or peace of mind come? The film has a message of remembrance for what once was and will be, to think of those who came before you and acknowledge there contribution no matter how small or big. Casting was spot on, Cameron Diaz was likable- barely, Leonardo Dicaprio was gorgeously brilliant as usual and Daniel Day Lewis was fantastic. Overall I thought Scorsese's Oscar was very well deserved.