Great Entertainment, Accurate Historical Context

Rating: 8/10 (2 January 2017)

This movie, although lengthy, is well worth the time. A mix between romance, revenge and violence this movie accurately depicts the life of the gangs within the Five Points District leading up to and during the Civil War. I genuinely enjoyed this movie despite the gory combat scenes. However I believe Scorsese spared no expense making sure this film was as close to reality during the time period as possible. Scorsese and Dicaprio come together in yet another exhilarating film of American History. This time opposing the future glory shown in The Wolf of Wall Street and showing the lowly slum life that the gangs of Five Points lived through.