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Gangs of New York (2002) Movie Information |
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Overall Rank: |
377 |
Avg. Rating: |
2.96/4 |
# of Ratings: |
486 |
Genres: |
Drama, Historical |
Rating: |
R |
Language: |
English |
Theater Date: | 12/20/2002 |
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Director: |
Martin Scorsese |
Actors: |
Leonardo DiCaprio
Daniel Day-Lewis
Cameron Diaz
John C. Reilly
Henry Thomas
Liam Neeson |
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Plot Outline:
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Takes place in Nineteenth century Manhattan where immigrants fight for control over the five-points neighborhood.
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Yojimbo 09/19/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
1.5/4 |
One of the great directors tackling a rarely discussed period of American history, and all we get is little more than a cheesy pantomime complete with silly hats. A great disappointment. |
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mitchellyoung 05/16/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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2.5/4 |
Scorsese does best with gritty crime drama and the elements of seediness and dark human nature that exist here are the film's highlights. When the film tries to take on social and historical issues, the film gets a little muddy (think Age of Innocence) and that takes away from the visual and thematic power of the film. Daniel Day-Lewis, it should be said, is, as always, masterful in creating a scary and unique villain. |
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Snoogans 12/14/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
3/4 |
Like most of Scorsese's films, there is great direction and acting present. The story is good, but it felt overlong after the halfway point and the finale was swift and not completely satisfying. The violence is shot in an effectively unflinching manner. |
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08/25/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Scorsese at it again!! Best Director Ever?? |
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If there was ever a doubt of Scorsese's talent and storytelling ability this film puts those doubts to rest. It is obvious from the first scene and the first line all the way through to the ending credits that Scorsese put every fiber of his being into the telling of this epic story of crime, politics, social class, poverty, and gangwarfare set in New York City in the midsts of the turmoil of the Civil War. The shadow of this grand historic event looms above the entire film, but the real story is told in the relatively small area of the Five Points slums and alleys where our characters live and die by ancient codes and rules that few outsiders would ever understand. But Scorsese's will and talent is also backed up by an amazing cast of characters who give the characters a life and authent... |
Rating of
3.5/4 |
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10/27/2007 (0 of 1 found this helpful) |
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Not bad but unfortunately not great. |
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I was very pumped up to see Gangs of New York. It seemed to be that Scorsese was making an epic about the city he had grown up in and set most of his movies in, and I didn't think there was any way he could fail. Unfortunately I was only partially right. There are parts of GONY that are spectacular. Daniel Day Lewis, the direction, the story, the cinematography, the sets, and the editing are all wonderful. There are two major problems. Leonardo DiCaprio and Cameron Diaz. They are both horribly mis-cast and that's a big problem. Cameron Diaz as the street wise prostitute, I don't think so. Leonardo DiCaprio going toe to toe with Daniel Day Lewis. Leo's good, but DeNiro might get eaten up by DDL. All in all the film was a let down and I was glad to see Scorsese and DiCaprio bounce back with... |
Rating of
2.5/4 |
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