Gangs Of New York (Blu-ray)

With the sole exception of Cameron Diaz, who was out of her league here, the acting in the film is uniformly first-rate. Still, no one comes close to matching the level of brilliance brought forth by Daniel Day-Lewis. Lewis' Bill the Butcher is one of...

Engrossing historical drama from Scorsese ; DiCaprio's performance strong, Day-Lewis' superb ; Decent supplements

Video transfer is an Edge Enhanced, DNR nightmare ; Script bites off a bit more than it can chew ; Cameron Diaz a bit out of her league here

All of the extras from the 2003 2-disc DVD edition have been ported over for this release. While not all-encompassing, the supplements are still quite interesting as they examine not only the film, but the real-life people, places and events that...