Fragmented and unfocused, it tells the story of the feuding Catholic and Protestant groups in the New York of the 1860s. At the same time, Amsterdam Vallon (Leonardo DiCaprio) seeks revenge from William "Bill the Butcher" Cutting (Daniel Day-Lewis), who killed his priest father (Liam Neeson).
Scorsese tries to tell too many stories and loses track of the multiple threads.
There's slightly naff Irish music running through the film, which drags on for 167 minutes.
DiCaprio doesn't get to act much, which is a missed opportunity, and Cameron Diaz (who plays his pickpocket girlfriend) doesn't bring a great deal to the role.
There was possibly a great film in here somewhere, but possibly it got lost in the edit.
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