The DVD has a documentary about this story, very true.

Rating: 8/10 (21 February 2008)

I watched this movie and thought it was pretty good. After seeing the documentary made by the history channel(on the DVD) it made more sense. Over all it was a very compelling movie because of Danial Day Lewis's performance as the butcher Bill. I've never seen anything like this before. Very original. Remember it was during 1835-1862. Life wasn't sugarcoated like it is now (plumbing,electricity,natural gas,grocery stores,MOVIES,)It was a fight for survival (limited food,clothes, etc...)I think that's what was portrayed by Scorsese. The documentary states that there were very few policemen at this time period And their main duty was to protect the property of the rich and well off. Life just wasn't civilized yet. I like time period movies and this one depicts a real sense of what it was like in New York's slums in the 1840s.