what do you think of gang of new york . i ask my father who be also a big scorsese fan . i think it be a load of ££ $ % ^^ $ £ £ $ % he reply the actor look like they be all go to burst out sing i could see where he be come from although i do not disagree with him 100 % . gang of new york have some really extreme opinion from it audience and a point reflect in the comment throw at it on this site . i do not think it be as bad a my dad make out but like i say i could seewhere he be come from my major problem with the movie be the screenplay . the opening shot see bill the butcher cutting kill priest vallon in front of his son who run away swearing revenge for his dead father . from that point onwards we know that the story will end year later with a confrontation between the two protagonist so there no more dramatic twist for the story to take . actually this in itself isn not too bad but what spoil the story be the way it hold up with the character interaction between amsterdamn and jenny everdeane . scorsese doesn not do romantic interlude very well and this movie prove it . in amongst this diversion there something of a plot hole since bill take the young amsterdamn under his wing even though he know who he be . if you bump off someone father in a street fight would you adopt their kid . i do not think so this could have be an absolutely brilliant script and it be very good in place where we see how the gang be structure and their ethnic mix and their political affiliation some be protestant with member who be bear in america and some be catholic with many member bear in ireland and all be anglophobe and they all hate each other . we also see one of the most cynical episode in american history where immigrant get off ship at new york be immediately conscript into the union army unless they pay 300 dollar which eventually lead to the draft riot . when the movie concentrate on these part of the plot it a great film but become heavily bogged down by the character subplots if scorsese have direct this 20 year ago with a fraction of the budget he have here this could have be his masterwork but he seem to have overawe by rich . everything be just a bit too grandiose and operatic to be entirely convince . charles dickens have visit the five point and be record a say it be the bad place on earth . scorsese make the street a little too clean and a little too hollywood grunge and a little too glamorous in spite of everything . leonardo dicaprio be a very underrated actor hold back by his startle good look but he wrong a amsterdamn and wasn not right for the part which should have go to an unknown . cameron diaz be totally unconvincing a jenny and scorsese could have easily give the part to a real life ny hooker while daniel day lewis give a powerhouse performance a bill cut and however the role be slightly overplay especially compare to lewis other work indeed everyone involve in gang of new york in whatever capacity have do far well in other movie and at the end of the day this be a very unsatisfying flaw picture which receive more nomination than it do prize at award ceremony and and i be somewhat happy about that because this movie isn not a crowning achievement for anyone and especially martin scorsese or daniel day lewis who be capable of good thing seven out of ten .