Gangs of New York

One of the most provocative films from Hollywood in recent times.

It's a punishing piece of work, this Gangs of New York. Spectacular, brilliant, but punishing-basically, one long brawl...

The visuals are strong, while the central narrative is weak (a disastrous combination for a long movie). Worst of all, Gangs of New York achieves far too little while trying much too hard.

Brilliant but devastating. High schoolers and up.

It's never less than compelling, driven by an overwhelming, larger than life performance from Day-Lewis and by Scorsese's grandiose historical imagination.

At turns brilliant and ponderous, luminous and drab, this is the type of ethereal feast only America's greatest living director could attempt.

What makes “Gangs of New York” so frustrating is that the bones of a great film are visible.

I didn't like the fight scenes in this film. It doesn't fit together very well.

It did have some interesting characters and cool shots with the opening scene. It is definitely one of my least favorite Scorsese films.

Gangs of New York is a dreadful film, poorly constructed, unconvincing and deeply misanthropic.