After a year of waiting.... I am soooooooooo not disappointed

Rating: 9/10 (8 May 2013)

I read the book last year, loved it, have read it two more times since, and after seeing every trailer for the movie I just could not wait for it. I was a little worried that my expectations would be too high and that the movie wouldn't reach them, but it definitely did. I loved it. The direction is a bit flashy and over-the-top as most Luhrman stuff is, but only for about the first 40 minutes or so. Once Gatsby and Daisy are reunited, the film has so much heart and soul and the film intensifies all the way up until the end. It was sad, tragic, and best of all, it carries the same themes and motifs from the book. If you're not familiar with the book you may question some of the stuff in the film, but I honestly think if you love the book, and have been waiting for a GREAT Gatsby movie (I didn't like the '74 one much) that is very true to the book, has some great acting (Leo's Oscar-worthy here, folks, and Mulligan, Maguire, and Edgerton give some of their best performances I've ever seen, and newcomer Elizabeth Debecki is just wonderful as Jordan Baker), beautiful visuals, fun music (the music here is cleverly done and didn't feel TOO out-of-place, and the mix of old-school and jazz symbolically works here in my opinion) and a basically over-all understanding of the book and it's meanings, I feel you will not be disappointed.
Even as just a film, I do believe this film will become a true classic years from now, despite it's less-than-stellar box office intakes or poor-mixed reviews it's getting, I feel over time this will get good word of mouth and the general public MIGHT learn to love it over time.
But we'll see. I loved it. 3D was well-executed too, imo. 9.5/10