Disappointing

Rating: 5/10 (7 July 2013)

Now I haven't gone to the movies in about two years, and I used to go on a weekly basis. But now there's so much junk that comes out that most of it isn't worth my time. I had great expectations for The Great Gatsby and just watched the original with Robert Redford to warm up to this new version. And with DiCaprio in it I thought it would be great, especially after his top-notch Howard Hughes performance in "The Aviator."
Bang, there we go, the flick was a total letdown. True, the trailer is excellent and exciting, but that was about it. And yes, the movie explains how Gatsby made his fortune (and not in such a clean way) and that's quite unique and appropriate for the roaring 20's as it was since the Gordon Gekko era over 25 years ago, and apparently still is with some folks on Wall Street. But there were too many "old sport" in there and after a while it's annoying to hear the same line over and over again like a broken record, ... we get it after about 20 or 30 times that Gatsby likes that expression.
Oh well, maybe something else will come along that's worth watching, but it seems that Hollywood is producing one letdown after another.