From Martin Scorsese comes the gritty period crime drama Gangs of New York. After his father is killed in a gang war Amsterdam Vallon is sent to a reformatory, and when he gets out he returns to his old neighborhood in lower Manhattan to find it being run by his father’s killer, a nativist crime lord named Bill the Butcher; who he goes to work for, secretly plotting revenge. Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Cameron Diaz lead the cast and give strong performances; especially Day-Lewis, who does a fantastic job at creating a compelling villain. However, the script is a little unfocused; with subplots about the Civil War and Tammany Hall. Still, some interesting themes are explored, and Scorsese does a good job at building tension and suspense. While it has its weaknesses, Gangs of New York is a captivating film.
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From Martin Scorsese comes the gritty period crime drama Gangs of New York. After his father is killed in a gang war Amsterdam Vallon is sent to a reformatory, and when he gets out he returns to his old neighborhood in lower Manhattan to find it being run by his father’s killer, a nativist crime lord named Bill the Butcher; who he goes to work for, secretly plotting revenge. Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Cameron Diaz lead the cast and give strong performances; especially Day-Lewis, who does a fantastic job at creating a compelling villain. However, the script is a little unfocused; with subplots about the Civil War and Tammany Hall. Still, some interesting themes are explored, and Scorsese does a good job at building tension and suspense. While it has its weaknesses, Gangs of New York is a captivating film.