In Reply to: Gangs of new york posted by Tom §. on July 7, 2003 at 06:47:13:
I enjoyed the film, especially the lavish sets and reconstruction of an earlier period. My own main gripe, already made by (many a) reviewers:Leonardo DeCaprior was miscast. He's a pretty boy, and not inherently mean enough to constitute a formidable opponent for Daniel Day Lewis' "Bill the Butcher."
I really think Colin Farrell would have been perfect. As I recall, his offscreen life included barroom brawls, and he's Irish. He can be threatening . . . but De Caprio just isn't menacing or intimidating enough to make a believable opponent for Bill the Butcher.
To conclude, if they were fightin', who would you bet on? Bill, of course.
cheers, townsend
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