CheerupSilver Very Cool!!!

Ceticultsot Beautiful, moving film.

Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Alistair Olson After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

tareque13 One of the best movie of Leonardo DiCaprio. The Great Gatsby is one of my best film i ever seen.

melissadalcour I must say this is one of my favorite movies of all time! It features some very talented actors one being my favorite, Leonard DiCaprio. That so happens to take place in one of my favorite times the roaring 1920s. I had read the book once before but I don't quite recall what difference there is between the movie and the book, sorry! Let's get to it! The story line is about a young man that grew up poor but had dreams that surpassed his meager existence. His hunger for success drove him to make an unnerving decision, being he was just a boy, to take a chance on his own. This led him to a spontaneous stroke of good luck when he ran into a drunk but very wealthy sailor that was in trouble at sea. His repayment for saving this mans life was to be tailored into what an educated, powerful and wealthy man should appear to be. He was taught how to dress, act, and speak accordingly. This led him to a greater opportunity to be successful or at least allowed him to fake it until he made it. Then, came Daisy! Daisy was a beautiful and privileged woman that captured Gatsby's heart. They met prior to him being drafted into the military. There, just the thought of being with Daisy is all he needed to stay alive. He wrote and wrote but received no response. Though, he refused to give up hope for his one true love, Daisy on the other hand feared for the worst. After not receiving any signs of his existence, she reluctantly moved on with her life. She then got married to one of the wealthiest most eligible bachelors, Tom Buchanan. Now, still with much faith, Gatsby has come out of the military alive and well and ready to fight for his woman by all means necessary. Instead of fighting with fist, this fight was strictly about money. Gatsby had the grand idea of throwing the most lavish parties in New York, in hopes that Daisy would one day show up and he would be able to proclaim his love. By some great miracle, Daisy's cousin, Nick so happened to stay in a little house at the corner of Gatsby lavish mansion. Nick then became Gatsby's lifeline and aided him in trying to get Daisy back. It worked! They finally reunited with the help of Nick and then the lavish parties came to an end which led to much speculation about whom caused this sudden halt to the festivities. After plenty of close calls, Daisy's Husband, Mr. Buchanan has finally figured out what is going on and has also proclaimed his love for Daisy as well. She then realizes that regardless of how she feels about Gatsby he will remain that same poor boy and will never be able to compete with Mr. Buchanan. In a blank of an eye, her once happy life was turning upside down quickly. Due to Mr. Buchanan's own skeletons an unforeseen occurrence has happened with his mistress and coincidentally, Daisy was the main culprit. Finally, due to Daisy's selfish act Gatsby has made is ultimate and final attempt to gain her love by taking the blame for a tragic event caused by Daisy. Only this last chance at love led to his demise. So that was my recap of what happened in this awesome movie. It was a love story, with action that always had you at the edge of your seat. The sound track was also great and helped tie this whimsical tale together. I think everyone should go watch this if you haven't yet. You will not regret it!

merceplucas I'm gonna start off by saying that this is not vitriol related to the book. I didn't think the book was really spectacular. It was an interesting period piece for sure, but it really didn't catch me or move me. This movie. This...this thing, this creation. It's not worthy anyone's time. Baz Luhrmann as a director has no idea what the hell he's doing. His Romeo and Juliet film was dumb enough on its own (Dancing with guns, enough said), but this film started off in the bottom of the barrel and dug a basement for itself, then fell through to Hell. The beginning sets a bad enough precedent; Nick is apparently institutionalized for anger issues and alcoholism that were never present in the story, and the plot device of him being institutionalized is ultimately pointless. Why the hell would you make such a stupid change when it's largely inconsequential? The infusion of modern radio music leaves me scratching my head even now. The actors for Tom and Nick actually fit their characters relatively well, and DiCaprio does a great job as usual, but for chrissake even their acting couldn't save this trainwreck. If it wasn't for the safety net of the source material, only god knows how much worse Luhrmann could've made this.

Leofwine_draca I suppose the thought behind hiring Baz Luhrmann to direct THE GREAT GATSBY was that he could bring the Roaring Twenties as described in F. Scott Fitzgerald's book to life in a lavish, vivid, and colourful way and he does that all right. The first thirty minutes of this film is a headache-inducing overload of the senses, with everything directed in a way which makes over-the-top sound like a tame description. It's as if a kid ate a jar of sugar and then went berserk with tins of paint in an all-white room. The effect is nausea-inducing, and the worst thing for me is the use of anachronistic music (hip hop) and the like instead of period-era fare. The rest of the film settles down a bit, but the story still feels lightweight and drawn out, with a minimum of characterisation. Leonardo DiCaprio does the best he can with what he's given but you feel a bit sorry for him due to the lack of direction he receives, while others like Tobey Maguire and Carey Mulligan are miscast and out of place. Isla Fisher is embarrassingly bad. This is the kind of disappointment that I do my best to erase from my memory soon after watching.