What a waste... trash

Rating: 1/10 (10 January 2014)

20 minutes into this and I am ready to turn it off. I am so glad I did not pay to see this in the theater. The rap music played throughout, totally does not fit. When I began to watch, and saw who was playing Nick Carraway, I immediately had high hopes, but this movie is a waste of time... trash.
The original with Robert Redford was a classic, with classy characters portrayed by actors with a touch of class. They have ruined a classic by making these characters ordinary and crude. I'll admit I didn't like Daisy any more in the original than I do in this version but at least the original demonstrated some class. This one is all raunch. I loved the characters in the original... with the exception of Tom who I passionately disliked... but he was supposed to be an unlikeable character. None of the characters in this version are likable in any way.
It is hard to watch and I don't know if I'll see it through to the end. That will depend on whether or not Leonardo DiCaprio can bring anything to it.
One hour in and I couldn't watch any more. Watch the original if you appreciate good film making.