DJ Benvenuto the Raccoon has this to say:
Moving on... we arrive at Gangs of New York. The real stinker of the bunch. I hated it.
The only salvaging aspect of the movie was probably Daniel Day-Lewis. His character was quite entertaining. Even through the cheesy mustache, cocky swagger, and that accent Lewis puts on a great performance.
The movie itself was “pretty” in terms of scenery and camera work. But even that still didn’t salvage it. An hour into it I was quite bored and I still had nearly 2 more hours to go.
The opening fight scene just tries too hard. They’re fighting man to man, knife to knife. Fast cuts and techno music seems a little much. I was waiting for the Bullet Time to kick in, but luckily that never came.
It ends in a bang. But even that isn’t enough to save it. The movie tries too hard to be something that it is not. It tries to be meaningful, symbolic and dare I say it... entertaining....
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