I just saw it today and was definitely impressed. The opening fight scene is one of the best I've seen in any movie! Daniel Day-Lewis was superb as Nativist leader Bill "The Butcher" Cutting and Leonardo Di Caprio was adequate as Amsterdam Vallon altough like deathkiss I had problems with his accent attempt. Day-Lewis will surely capture the Golden Globe and should be given some serious Oscar consideration for his work in this film. The love story of the film did not suffocate the plot and complimented the action quite nicely.