Jay Z soundtrack

Rating: 8/10 (13 May 2013)

Incredible movie from start to finish. Great directing, acting, and cinematography, but the Jay Z soundtrack almost ruined a few scenes. Jay Z is an amazing artist and I have great respect for him as a musician, but the flow and mood was completely disrupted at times. This idea may have worked for Rome & Juliet... but it did not work this time. Despite the NYC connection, the Roaring Twenties and Jay Z just don't mix. Other than that... phenomenal movie... but proper music would have made it that much better.
This is not a shot at Jay Z... I've been listening to him for the last 15 years. This is not a shot at Luhrmann either... he is an innovator... but it didn't sound right to me this time.