This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Blistering performances.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

Movie was quiet better.but the end of this movie,killed the beauty of it.though i was a great story.and combination of leonardo's and tobey was so Awesome.

Have you ever seen Moulin Rouge? Well this is the exact looooong and booooring "masterpiece". Every classic Baz Luhrmann movie will always include entertaining dancing and partying scenes with WEAK ongoing story about the main characters: Kidman dies at the end and leaves McGregor in tears, Gatsby isn't Gatsby but the real bad ones aren't who they pretend to be...Mind you, I don't dislike the lead actors but I feel that they have messed up by saying yes to star in these movies.Last thing: DiCaprio and Maguire have naturally adolescent voices and I have noticed that they tried to man them up throughout the movie. Unfortunately they fade back to their baby voices by the end of it. Booo to them. #fail

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!

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.