Oscar worthy!

Rating: Null/10 (8 October 2003)

If you don't want to see Leonardo DiCapprio in a negative review, see Gangs of New York instead of that inane tripe Catch Me if You Can. Martin Scorcese tells the tale about the turf war between Anglo-Saxons and the Irish in New York City in the 1860's. Daniel Day Lewis should have got the Oscar for his role as the notorious, charismatic butcher who kills Amsterdam's father.
Daniel Day Lewis's performance also comes off as comical at times. It's hard to believe that Cameron Diaz was in a horrid movie like "A Life Less Ordinary" to something that was Oscar worthy like Gangs of New York. Leonardo DiCapprio is the glue that holds this picture together, his performance as Amsterdam the gang leader determined to avenge his father's death was extrordinary. I also heard somewhere that Scorcese wanted to make this movie 20-some years ago. Gangs of New York is a movie everybody should see. It gives a good history lesson as well.