Gangs of New York (2002)

5 out of 10   Basically I tricked my wife and her sister into watching this one, saying it was a period costume drama starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Leonardo di Caprio. As a consequence my wife spent more than half the film in the kitchen, pottering about. 

Plot: Daniel Day-Lewis wants to kill everyone with his giant moustache

Romance: There is some kind of half-hearted romance between Leonardo di Caprio  and Cameron Diaz’s characters. But the true frisson and chemistry is that is that created by Day-Lewis as Butcher Bill and Brendan Gleeson as Walter McGinn. Verdict: An outrageously high 5 out of 10, which was down to Irishy style music and nice sets of 19^th Century New York.

Director: Martin Scorsese

Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Leonardo di Caprio, Cameron Diaz, Brendan Gleeson, Liam Neeson