By Brian Fitzharris

Gangs of New York

Rated: R
Length: 248 minutes
Director: Martin Scorsese

Cast:Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz, Jim Broadbent, John C. Reilly, Henry Thomas, Brendan Gleeson, Liam Neeson, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Barbara Bouchet, Liam Carney, Gary McCormack, Cara Seymour, Massimo Vanni, Pete Postlethwaite & More.

I don’t think that I could love this movie more. It’s definitely in my top 10 favorite films…if not in my top 5. There are so many things that I love about this film. I love its darkness. I love how filthy it is. I love the dialogue. I love the dialects. I love the ideologies. I love the nobility within the villainy.

I am in awe of Daniel Day-Lewis every time I watch this movie. Daniel Day-Lewis is unbelievable. Absolutely unbelievable. He is another man. He is the measure and the mark. The fact that Daniel Day-Lewis didn’t win for Best Actor was a joke. The fact that the film was nominated for 10 flipping Academy Awards and didn’t win ANY just blew me away. It was all political and it made me lose even more faith in the system.

I am so thankful for Scorsese’s tenacity and dedication to this project. He faced so much adversity and trial. I love that he was able to overcome it and deliver this to us.

I’ll be honest with you; the first time I saw this movie, I was iffy on it. I loved the use of historical slang and the acting, but I didn’t quite get all the way into it. As a writer, it impressed the Hell out of me though, so I knew I had to see it again. Each time that I watch it, I love it more. It’s spectacularly large story which, as it unfolds, reveals how terribly small it truly is. It’s just amazing. I love it.