I wanted to like it .... so bad, but ....

Rating: Null/10 (10 May 2013)

Nick Carraway in a nut house? What? His time with Gatsby gave him a nervous breakdown? Why? You stink Chris Pearce (screenwriter) This concept undermines F. Scott's entire point!!!!
This is an unnecessary film captured in the swirling glory of 3-D, sweeping cameras, excess and the decadent rich ad nauseam. With the author's prose in actual words on the screen and fireworks in the sky, we are given a weak script, failed characterizations devoid of all meaning.
The music takes you completely out of the jazz age and dumps you in a glitzy nightmare populated with no characters no audiences can invest in.
On a personal note DiCaprio is not good looking enough nor talented enough to play Gatsby. No one is.
There should be a rule regarding certain pieces of literature, filmmakers can't film them just to make money.
Walking out of the film I am reminded of parties I have attended, and stayed too late, only to wake up amongst the stale remains and debris of the previous nights excess.
When DiCaprio said, "Old Sport", the audience laughed. Like the film itself, it was unnatural.