I recently decided that I should check out everything made by Martin Scorsese, and so far I have not been disappointed. "Gangs of New York" is the version of the Civil War that you didn't learn about in history class. It is all about the riots that took place in the city in opposition to the draft imposed by Lincoln. Many Irish immigrants would get off the boat from Ireland and then put right back on another boat to go and fight. The Irish and other immigrants rose up and could only be put down by the guns of the Union Army. Anyways "Gangs of New York" is a pretty good flick. You can see Leonardo DiCaprio growing out of his boyish face roles of earlier movies and into the strong leading man for Scorsese movies. Daniel Day-Lewis is always good, that comes as no surprise because when Daniel Day-Lewis acts badly in a movie, the Pope will probably stop being Catholic. John C. Reilly is great in his role, especially since I'm used to him trying to be funny alongside Will Ferrel in every movie. Liam Neeson and Brendan Gleeson make good appearances in the movie as well. It's a pretty good film, and if you like Irish accents coming at you from every direction, give it a go.
-Christopher O'Connell
DVD link: Gangs of New York
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