Roles and actors not properly balanced, A good effort though..

Rating: 7/10 (29 August 2013)

Well, 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald is one story that has been given too many trials on the screen. Chronologically in 1926, 1949, 1974(won 2 Oscars & screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola) and now in 2013 by different directors. What I mean to say is, Baz Luhrmann(Director) had a lot to learn from screenplay, cast and direction of the movies previously made on this very novel. But what I saw, the choice for the actors for the roles was way weak except for Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan.
Tobey Maguire is not a narrator kind of an actor, so his role's requirement was not amply coped. It seemed like a real character is missing from the screen.
However getting to the positive aspects, music of the movie had its modern touch. The way it made its place in a story plot of 1922, it is really a thing to praise. The compatibility of music with dialogs and screenplay was very accurate and carefully tailored.
The Great DiCaprio (Gatsby)'s character was very strong, beautifully handled and fulfilled.
Finally, the movie is a worthy effort as all of its versions before. Lets see how many Oscars nominations does it call for.
My Rating : 7/10