Scintillating Adaptation That Has Everything Right Except One! ♦ 92%

Rating: 9/10 (12 August 2013)

It is a fine piece of art which cannot be replicated nor modified. It is in itself a perfect bag of glamor, magic, splendor & wonder.
Leonardo DiCaprio is perfect and the only guy presently who can portray Gatsby's role as far as I can say. Supporting cast is very strong and special mention to Tobey Maguire's seamless narration & Joel Edgerton's demeanor. The women are cute & dramatic in here.
The beauty of the film lies in its editing, CGI, VFX & SFX. The soundtrack, although inappropriate, supports as a good rendition. Direction & screenplay keeps you hooked, as well. Cinematography is almost perfect with fantastic rendering with the camera. I am spellbound by the writing. As far as the story is concerned, the suspense created in the initial half crosses its peak and fools around throwing it to the audience sans punch. Now I haven't read the book, so I don't know who's to blame here. That is the only thing that fell short of me rating it a perfect 10. It is 9.2, instead and most of it is because of the cast, camera work & score.
So the question about Oscar - no Leo won't grab it this time either. He has performed much more well in his previous films.
BOTTOM LINE: A wonderful experience as Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby delivers what it promises - a painful melodrama that is extreme.
Can be watched with a typical Indian family? YES
Profanity: Strong | Nudity: Very Mild | Mouth-Kiss/Foreplay: Mild | Sex: No | Vulgarity: No | Violence: Mediocre | Gore: Mild | Smoking/Alcohol: Strong | Drugs: Mild | Porn: No