Toilet

Rating: 1/10 (13 January 2003)

Is there a minus mark I can give this? Way too long, lacking in any kind of continuity, historically muddled, pointless love story, weak lead performance,laughable ending... perhaps I was looking forward to seeing this too much so I was always going to be disappointed, I don't know. Day-Lewis is watchable but hams it up; I suppose an over-the-top character like Bill the Butcher invites a hammy performance. Di Caprio looks out of place with his bumfluff beard and moustache combo, whilst the rest of the cast is underused. Perhaps it should have been the four hours that Scorsese apparently wanted it to be, it might have worked better, but the 2 3/4 hours that it is currently playing at are a waste of time. A great shame, because it's a very little known period of American history which this movie does nothing to help. I've no idea how this has managed to get a rating of 7.6/10, but I'll gladly reduce that by awarding it 0/10. And it's lucky to get 0.