one man show

Rating: Null/10 (22 January 2003)

however raw, dramatic, epic, pompous n oscar ambitious 'the gangs' wants 2 be, n imo it's a great cinema, the whole film entirely stands tall thanx 2 one man n one man only- daniel day lewis. his way of portrayin bill the butcher is so breath takin n captivatin that it makes the rest of the lead cast look like a bunch of amateurz frum some midwest county theater. though I think most of the performances were fine, day lewis' screen presence waz absolutely dominant. the real mad butcher must've likely been much bigger n more simple-minded monster, but day lewis gave him more philosophically-theatrical dimension. he chose very similar approach hopkins had with hannibal lecter character, havin made it as charismaticaly evil as possible, which makes audience like n admire it rather than despise or hate it. from all known oscar-worthy contenders, day lewis shouldn have a real competitor. in spite of the fact, the hollywood foreign press thinks otherwise.