The Great Gatsby

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Kenneth O 14h It looks great and the acting is good, but the subject matter is so boring. Rich people partying and falling in love. Ugh. I can understand the criticism of the choice of music. It's a bold move. It didn't bother me as much as it did other people, but it didn't elevate the movie. That being said, using contemporary music in a period piece or a fantasy movie is a cardinal sin imo. See more David H. @David302 3d Seems like they used the story as an outline and added everything else. See more Marco L @decatur555 Jan 23 I didn’t expect this version of the story, and at first it’s hard to get into. Baz Luhrmann embraces excess without restraint: everything is loud, shiny, fast, and overwhelming. It can be tiring, but as the film moves forward, it slowly finds its own rhythm and begins to work on its own terms. This is not a classic adaptation of Fitzgerald, but a pop-infused reinterpretation where spectacle often threatens to swallow the drama. Still, there are moments when the film slows down and lets the characters breathe, and that’s where it gains emotional weight. Leonardo DiCaprio delivers a strong performance, portraying Gatsby as vulnerable and obsessive without overstatement, while Joel Edgerton provides a grounded counterbalance to the visual excess. The biggest issue is Luhrmann’s inability to stop pushing: constant visual flourishes, anachronistic music, and hyperactive editing dilute some of the dramatic impact. Yet when the story rises above the spectacle, the result is genuinely power See more Sabrina C @SabrinaCheek Jan 18 An adaptation that does little to creatively bring a beloved novel to life, and leaves much to be desired. It's heavy use of CGI and 2010s electronic music leaves it feeling strangely dated to the 2010s, despite being set in the 1920s. Which there is no excuse for; electronic music and the 1920s aesthetic have been blended before, think "Puttin' on the Ritz" by Taco. Why would you do it the other way around, with only songs from the year your movie was made, to make it forever connected to a year that has absolutely nothing to do with the story? This film lacks heart and soul from production and direction, and is edited like a commercial. What brings up my rating is the efforts from Tobey Maguire and Leonardo DiCaprio, who seem to be the only ones who care about the outcome of this film. Both are perfectly cast, and honestly deserved a better movie. This could have been greatly improved by a better composer, more traditional sets, and something to say. See more Eben W. @Pendrag0n111 Jan 18 I sincerely enjoy this movie. But the choices of modern day music in a period piece cause a bit of a drop in the immersion of the film. See more William V @WilliamMatthewConnolly Jan 17 Visually extravagant, musical blends, Gershwin Rapsody in Blue, Jazz, exquisite cinematography, 1920s' yesterdays informing 2020s days that human nature does not change, that beneath billionaires' galas and ballrooms are ordinary folks and elemental simple love stories of a man and a woman, of men and women, and that love conquers all. See more Read all reviews

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