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Originally Posted by -King-
Watched Gangs of New York.
It was OK. Not really as good as I thought it would be and about 30 minutes too long.
Kind of similar to The Departed except Departed is about 10x better.
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The only thing wrong with Gangs is Cameron Diaz. She can't hold her own with Daniel Day Lewis and only a little bit with DiCaprio. There are some moments in that movie though that give me goosebumps when I see them. The draft riot overtaking the gang fight is brilliant, from the standoff being interrupted by a non sequitur elephant to the grappling stabbing fight in a cloud of ash. And then there is Brendan Gleeson who steals every scene he is in, not to mention the aesthetic which has the look of a political cartoon, how I would imagine newspapers would have illustrated the look of a man like Bill the Butcher, but with color, too. So awesome! The editing is great too, possibly the best since Silence of the Lambs.
I always try to squint at Cameron Diaz a little and imagine it is Samantha Morton and then the movie is nearly perfect. Aside from her, this is a highly underrated movie. Perhaps the high concept style was a bit heavy handed for some and pretty different to most of his films.