It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Omg soundtracks just fckins awesome the xx and Lana del rey

After reading it my first year in college and being completely mesmerized, I wasn't completely thrilled with the 1974 version (critics agreed). Mia Farrow's performance was a bit over the top, but the movie, as a whole, captured the magic, sadness and despair of the book. (Karen Black & Sam Waterston were the standout performances.) But this? I could barely watch it all in one sitting, it was that bad. Poorly acted. Poorly representative of the book, and rap and modern music? It is just pure, disrespectful garbage. DiCaprio's performance was a joke and totally unbelievable. He obviously never read the book, or he was completely unable to glean any of the emotion or meaning of his character from it. I actually laughed hysterically at how poor his performance was at times. The only saving grace of this movie (or the reason for the single star) was Carey Mulligan's performance. While I don't think she portrayed Daisy correctly in any way (not fragile enough), she is always a joy to watch. And to IMDB, if you are worried about "spoilers" with regard to The Great Gatsby? I realize it's on every title, but if you don't know the story by now, that's a very sad testament to this great piece of literature. It certainly was greatly disrespected by this director and TPTB who made this travesty. Fitzgerald is spinning in his grave.

I remember of Robert Redford's The Great Gatsby which l found it too boring in that time,in fact l was too young to understand and accept such dramatic soap opera,but more mature and watching this new fresh version l have to confess that F. Scott Fitzgerald made a masterpiece written this marvelous novel portrait an era which no longer exist anymore,years before the stock market crash!!Resume:First watch: 2018 / How many: 1 / Source: Blue-ray / Rating: 8.25

It's one of those movies that you either love it or hate it. I gave it a 4 for the effort for the story telling, great indoor design and costumes. After 20 minutes I felt like shooting myself for not stooping from the first 5 minutes. If you feel you don't like the first 15 minutes then I would suggest you just quit.