It's a treat to watch.

Rating: 9/10 (7 March 2009)

I finally got around to watching this movie yesterday. Going into the theater what I had mostly heard from people was that it was one of those movies that induce deep slumber. I had a couple of beers down and it was a late night show, I have a reputation of falling asleep at late night shows so you can do the math on what I was expecting to happen.
Here's the thing though. I enjoyed the movie. It was beautifully shot and acted in with restraint and intelligence. At about 3 hours,it is a tad too long but then how can you do justice to an epic saga in less time? Adapted from a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, this is the story of a man who was 'born under unusual circumstances'. There is wit,humor and an element of mystique in the movie that makes it a treat to watch. Watch out for the vignette involving a man who claims to have been struck by lightening seven times in his lifetime. It drew the maximum laughter in the theater.
I think the movie deserved the nominations it received and should probably have snagged at least some of the major categories. Go watch.