Compliments the book and vice versa.

Rating: 5/10 (29 May 2013)

Now, if you haven't read 'The Great Gatsby' this movie is probably going to make a lot less sense, as you literally cannot fit the whole story with all its depth and complicated relationships into 2 hours. It would still be worth seeing though, as the performances of DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan are quite convincing. I really liked how this movie emphasises the Fitzgerald's idea that nobody is perfect, no matter how rich or poor.
Now, if you have read the book, it's like adding pictures to it, voices, faces, depicting the most meaningful chapters of the book (not all though).
If Baz Luhrmann's 'Romeo + Juliet' is making you doubt whether you want to see 'The Great Gatsby', this time he did a much better job recreating the original motive of the book.