Like the Robert Redford movie only better

Rating: 10/10 (13 May 2013)

Redford & Mia Farrow were the Gatsby & Daisy of their day. Leonardo & Carey Mulligan take over for a new generation & for the most part succeed. The costumes & music add a lot considering the expense paid. While Leonardo is excellent as Gatsby he is almost upstaged by Joel Edgerton who gives a memorable performance as the villain of the piece. When I heard that hip hop was the musical soundtrack I wasn't sure how that would work. I didn't care for the soundtrack of Moulin Rouge but I have to say I think the music in The Great Gatsby fit into the movie flawlessly. I was hoping for a classic like Orson Welles or David Lean but this will have to do. Eye candy.