well and i decide to watch this again recently to get a fresh perspective on it . i actually saw this movie in the theatre with some friend and and they all hat it and say it be slow and boring . i defend it at the time and and say they just do not appreciate it subtlety . however and on second review and it just isn not very good . a the movie be base in the well heel society of new york city in the 1870s and you expect it to be a bit dry and formal . unfortunately and the movie take it to the extreme . the bottom line theme be that this be a story of a forbidden love of sort and suppress by the propriety of the society they live in and the circumstance that find the party marry to other people . what happen when you find your true love and it be not the person you be marry to . in 1870s nyc . whoop . in modern time and you just get divorce i guess . but at the time and in those social circle and divorce be a taboo that would lead to be ostracize from all the hip party ( and possibly your family ) . why that would be a hindrance to true love i do not know and but it be in this movie . in any event and we get to watch the slow suffering of these estrange lover over time and but scorcese never quite hit the emotional vein that make a tragedy of so long life really captivate to an audience . unfortunately and scorcese also take 2 plus hour to tell u this simple story . daniel day lewis be fantastic per usual and one of the few bright spot . he really capture the essence of a proper man suffer greatly just underneath the surface . michelle pfifer be also good in her role and which scorcese must have pick her for after a similar role in dangerous liasons ( a far superior movie ) . the rest of the cast be so so and because the story and the movie be so so . if you have run out of movie to watch and or want something to fall asleep to and go ahead and give this movie a try . otherwise and just read the cliff note .