The Great Ruined Music of Gatsby period

Rating: 7/10 (31 August 2015)

Overall the actual movie footage for this movie was stunning (as you would expect with a budget of $105 Million. I'm sure most people could make there worst relatives house into a major hit movie with that much money).
There was spectacular use of vehicles from the 1920's America period, superb costumes, set's and even the makeup looked pretty spot on.
The story was presented in a way that was worthy of Mr Fitzgerald's classic work.
What let this movie down for me was the stupid idea of putting modern day hip hop, rap or teenie bopper style music over the top of wonderful 1920's style music.
With a movie like this I was expecting to be brought back in time to view a world that was before my time. A world of grace, style and ellegance beyond compare. In some ways it presented that, but all ruined by dreadful modern day style music vomitted all over the face of it. What a tragic thing to do to a period piece.
The actors all put on stunning performances and delivered the story well, especially Tobey Maquire.
It could have scored a 10, if they hadn't tried to throw in modernised nonsense which simply doesn't work for something that's supposed to be set in the 1920's (well 1910's to be more accurate) period.
Sadly as millions were made on the back of a great writers work, no one will probably care, but honestly I feel film directors who want to use a writers work and set it in the period of it's intent should at least have the courtesy to honor that writers work by having EVERYTHING set in that period. Music is not optional and sets the tone for scenes. Thankfully the ending was mostly an orchestral score(sadly based on a modern day piece that featured in the film by the sound of it) but still, what's wrong with 1920's style music? There's a lot of great jazz in there and it's alive and exciting. Not boring and mundane like horrible teenie bopper music(which by the way, will age, in comparison to the Jazz music which is timeless).