Brutal, Rough and Enthralling.

Rating: 8/10 (27 December 2015)

Gangs of New York expertly crafts a violent and poverty stricken picture of civil war era New York that is rarely scene. In Gangs of New York Gangs butcher each other for control over turf and shakespearean style revenge schemes are forged.Gangs of New York's set design and actors give the film a gritty and uncomfortable atmosphere which carries the film through its long run time. Daniel Day-lewis's Butcher is a notable example of a character who keeps the film interesting throughout.Despite this certain characters are not very entertaining which would be acceptable if they were vital to the plot but most are not. Either a character is fascinating and adds to the world Scorsese makes or is just there to be there. Gangs of New York is wholly worth viewing for the world it creates and the characters that inhabit it.