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Movies and TV / Gangs of New York
« on: January 03, 2003, 02:33:31 AM »
I've looked forward to this film for a long while and I must say I am sorely disappointed. The first half of the movie is great. The main character (Leo!) plays his part well and conveys the appropriate emotions for the problems he gets associated with. Daniel Day Lewis is an absolutely brilliant "villain" and is the highlight of the movie. The supporting cast also does a wonderful job, in my opinion.
The movie totally drops the ball after the first half. The movie totally shifts focus and the inner conflict that made the lead character so engaging is completely absent. Also, this film is possible one of the most anticlimactic of all time. I was terribly let down by the end.
All in all, it suffered from trying to tell too many stories at once. In the first half, they are all meshed well and seemed entwined, but they drift too far apart after that until they all suddenly (and disappointingly) collide again.
The movie totally drops the ball after the first half. The movie totally shifts focus and the inner conflict that made the lead character so engaging is completely absent. Also, this film is possible one of the most anticlimactic of all time. I was terribly let down by the end.
All in all, it suffered from trying to tell too many stories at once. In the first half, they are all meshed well and seemed entwined, but they drift too far apart after that until they all suddenly (and disappointingly) collide again.