Solid Entry

Rating: 7/10 (10 October 2013)

There's been several entries into film for this Novel material from Fitzgerald, but I haven't seen the others, and read the book long ago forgetting many of the details. This installment "The Great Gatsby" by director Baz Luhrmann is a good run with the exception of one highly grating and irritating liberty taken by the filmmakers - mixing contemporary and classic music anachronistically. Didn't work at all, and was a big mistake - for a piece based on period literature over 50 years ago. That out of the way, the actors performances range from excellent to satisfactory with Joel Edgerton turning in the best performance as Buchanon. Absolutely loved the climactic argument with Edgerton and Dicaprio. The single funniest and most entertaining moment in the movie is Edgerton's Buchanon snidely and cynically laughing at Dicaprio's Gatsby spilling on about 5-year love to Daisy. Great visuals. 7/10 and recommended