Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!

Bereamic Awesome Movie

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

bradleygranz Gangs of new york is on of the best movies i ever saw great acting cool fight scenes it is a very long but it is all worth it

swezelis This movie was a bit slow in the beginning. For me, the movie did not exactly capture and hold my attention. This was mainly because is was also hard to follow. There were many parts of the movie where I was a little confused. I wasn't sure who was who or what exactly was going on. I do however think that Gangs of New York was very educational. I think that it accurately depicted New York in that time period and what it was like to live there at the time. It showed the different ethnicities and religions that were in New York, and how they interacted and got along (or lack thereof). It also helped give an image to the revolts that took place after drafts. On another note, there were definitely some sections of the movie that were a bit of a stretch and hard to believe. For example, the first big fight of the movie between the two rival gangs took place in the winter and there was snow on the ground, so you'd think that you'd see all the blood people lost. However, for the amount of people that were lying dead on the ground there was not nearly enough blood. Then comes a scene where two people are fist fighting and there is a ton of blood! Also, there is a part where The Butcher is shot in the chest, and lives. Now I don't know a lot about medicine, but I know back then people weren't exactly getting shot and then going out and drinking the next night. It was hard to believe that The Butcher could get shot and then seem to be fine the next day, only having a sling on his arm.Overall, this movie was definitely a little slow in the beginning, but it does pick up. It gives a decent portrayal of life around the Civil War in New York, but it is a little unrealistic at points.

gracehuethercc ¨Gangs of New York¨ shows a time in U.S. history where the divide within NYC mirrored the divide in the country. The plot was good, but was hard to follow. The high quantity of characters made it them hard to follow. There was also little lead up to some events as the viewer was put into situations with little introduction to the certain situations. Certain scenes were unnecessary the the plot and did not help move the plot forward in any way, Some scenes were also unrealistic and the visual effects became better throughout the movie.Though some points in the plot were unneeded the actors did a fantastic job of moving the plot forward and keeping the very long and complex movie interesting.

poetcomic1 What ruined this for me? Length + Violence. The script was poor and above all 'explanatory' - always telling us about the gangs, the Five Points, the social unrest, the Civil War and the draft, Boss Tweed etc. etc. The ultimate act of imagination would have been to create real 3-dimensional human beings and give them small, human poignant moments. After awhile we are aware that trying to be 'real' it is all unbelievable, unreal. Perhaps it was the filming on the giant indoor sets at Rome's Cinecitta studios that give the film its over-stylized and unconvincing 'look'. With grandiose sets come grandiose set-pieces. Violent set pieces. LOTS of them. Eventually they all run together into one noisy, gory fizzle. I enjoyed Daniel Day-Lewis more as a refined sissy in Room With A View than I did here. Yes, the man can act, but this is a one note performance.