Review of Gangs of New York (2002) by Goatlips — 30 Jan 2022
'Gangs of New York' is fantastical nonsense. I honestly am not sure if it's an unfunny comedy, like the equally overrated and awful 'Gone Girl'.
Scorsese's directing of the actors is even worse than in his weak 'Goodfellas' formulaic reworking 'The Departed'. The casting is terrible, and the direction was clearly unclear, as it's like each actor was acting in a different film. The plot is completely moronic and unbelievable, and the fictitious gang in their bizarre top hats look stupid. Daniel Day Lewis looks like The Cat In The Hat, whilst hamming and camping up his role to the max, but then sticks out like a sore thumb as the other actors, unsuccessfully, attempt to play it straight. The film's wholly made-up and impossible conclusion just adds bad science into the mix, to go with all the historical inaccuracies. 4/10.
This review of Gangs of New York (2002) was written by Goatlips on 30 Jan 2022.
Gangs of New York has generally received very positive reviews.
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