Tuesday, August 23, 2005
BIG
I am not a Scorsese fan. And I don't much like Leonardo DiCaprio.
That said, I have to admit that the epic scale of Gangs of New York (2002). swept me in and made the exorbitantly long film time pass quickly.
The key is Daniel Day-Lewis who I do admire. His performance here is rich and full of twists and turns and he steals every scene he is in. Poor Leonardo. Poor Cameron Diaz.
That is him in the center with the mustache. See him stealing the scene?
I think that there is some playing loose with history. The ending is shocking. The draft riots and all. Rendering the gang rivalries moot. News to me. Boss Tweed. Horace Greeley. I don't know.
It is so big and extravagant that you/I cannot help but worry about how much it cost to fill the Cinecité sets. All those extras. Could it be that they are all Italian?
We are never outdoors. Even when we are outdoors.
I guess this is the shit that an audience worries about when there is too much time on their hands.
I want to give this a 3 out of Netflix5 but then I think that is too low but I don't want to give it a 4. The website won't take a 3.5 but that is what I will give it anyway.
