A Nice Historical Piece

Rating: 8/10 (26 April 2014)

Set in New York City in the 1860s, this Martin Scorsese epic film follows Amsterdam Vallon (Leonardo DiCaprio) as he swears vengeance on Bill The Butcher (Daniel Day-Lewis) for the murder of his father. Gangs of New York has many of the classic features that has given Martin Scorsese his legendary reputation. Being set right after the civil war, the film features many racial tensions and politics of the age, and featured historical figures like Boss Tweed.
Although the almost three hour long film was a bit dry at points, the narrative and story lines were interesting and intense enough that the viewers attention was always captivated. DiCaprio, Diaz and Day-Lewis all gave fantastic performances, which helped to further sell the well written and directed script.
8/10