Totally Overrated

Rating: Null/10 (26 May 2013)

Leonardo by now, agreed by most is an exceptional actor. This movie is carried primarily on his shoulders and without him this film would not be watchable. Mr Bachchan as Wolfsheim remains on your mind even after the movie has ended. Superb acting. Other actors could easily be replaced and it would not matter in this film. Carrey Mulligan as Daisy is an awful choice of lead actress. The movie could have been so much more exiting had a better actress been cast as Daisy. Wearing different head accessories and same expressions does not necessarily mean the lady can act.
The choice of music is hurtful in most of the movie. In certain scenes the music overpowers the dialog. The direction is mostly alright in the 1st half and lags/stretches towards the end. Better editing would have helped. The story is interesting, but that should be obvious as it is ranked among the greatest works of American literature. All in all its a romance movie and if you are going to watch it in the cinema, see it with your better half.