Gangs of New York
1Watched this today as I tried to fight off whatever nasty flu bug I picked up back in the heartland last week...hmm, this movie is kind of a mess. There's always a seam showing, whether it be a badly cut scene or a glaring CGI or a lousy overdub or a punch thrown that comes no where near to hitting its target...I could go on. I can see where this was a concept bouncing around in Marty's head for 20 years without an actual story; in lieu of a strong narrative, he borrows standard elements of revenge plots and love stories and historical dramas and has a large staff of screenwriters (only 3 credited, but you just know there were more hands on it than that) manage to sloppily combine everything in a three hour screenplay that somehow does not include one memorable line of dialogue. I've never liked Marty doing period pieces, but on top of that he doesn't even attack the story from an Italian POV. Overall, a unique combination of way too much and way too little.