
In the god-forsaken district of early-1860s Lower Manhattan known as the Five Points, the vicious Nativist, Bill "The Butcher" Cutting, is the supreme overlord of an area riddled with crime, prostitution, theft and murder, as the American Civil War still rages on. Sixteen whole years after the brutal murder of his father from Bill's blood-stained hands, an orphaned Irish-American, Amsterdam Vallon, returns to this melting pot of corruption to avenge his untimely death; howeve... (Full plot summary below)
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In the god-forsaken district of early-1860s Lower Manhattan known as the Five Points, the vicious Nativist, Bill "The Butcher" Cutting, is the supreme overlord of an area riddled with crime, prostitution, theft and murder, as the American Civil War still rages on. Sixteen whole years after the brutal murder of his father from Bill's blood-stained hands, an orphaned Irish-American, Amsterdam Vallon, returns to this melting pot of corruption to avenge his untimely death; however, a lot has changed since then. Who can remember the once-innocent boy and now a young man bent on revenge, who works his way up to the hierarchy of Five Points? Will Amsterdam ever taste the dangerous but sweet fruit of retribution?
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| The Film YapNick RogersGangs' editing, suspense, and overall visual style all are evocative of classic Scorsese greats, but rarely has the filmmaker's thematic eye been so carefully trained. |
| Rochester Democrat and ChronicleJack GarnerA film that overflows with passion, artistry and vitality. |
| Looking CloserJeffrey OverstreetDay-Lewis's sneering, roaring, monstrous performance as the Butcher will remind you of the seemingly superhuman work Robert DeNiro performed in his prime. |
| Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)Jeffrey WesthoffBoth flawed and delayed, Martin Scorcese's Gangs of New York still emerges as his most vital work since GoodFellas. |
| Billings Outpost (Montana)Josh GilchristScorsese needs to be satisfied with his place as one of the most talented filmmakers instead of worrying about accolades he hasn't received. |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversGangs of New York is something better than perfect: It's thrillingly alive. |
| The Moving Picture ShowJoe LeydonA blood-and-thunder American epic, audacious in its ambition and awesome in its achievement. |
| Matt's Movie ReviewsMatt EasterbrookI'm going out on a limb and predicting that Gangs Of New York will win best picture, best director, and a boatload full of other Oscars come late March. Not because it deserves all of them, but, as is the case with so many other Oscar-winning movi |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeGangs of New York is, quite honestly, nothing short of a masterpiece %u2013 a big, sprawling epic of a film with a recognizable yet extremely complex human center. |
| Zap2it.comMichael SzymanskiTake a handful of good-looking actors and dirty them up, add an epic-loving story-telling director and an intriguing revenge-filled story and "Gangs of New York" is the most entertaining movie of the year. |