To: Christopher "lil Gatsby" Thomas

Rating: Null/10 (16 May 2007)

Come back and read your own review in 12 years. I'm guessing life will have worked you over so bad that your eyes will have trouble focusing on the words you wrote. The ability to comprehend your own hubris will have faded years before that, I'm guessing.
This is an art film with a message. Yes, it's not subtle, and some have a problem with that. But it is heartfelt and the message is not born from a fiction not rooted in reality.
The film makes me wonder what the book must be like. So much so that I plan to read it. It is a good sign when a movie makes you want to read the source material.
This film feels like it could've been made by Kubrick. No higher praise than that.