I thought I was going to hate this movie as it was directed by the man that brought us Moulin Rouge.

Rating: 7/10 (30 August 2014)

The Great Gatsby is based on a 1925 novel by F Scott Fitzgerald and tells the tale of a writer named Nick Carroway(played by the original Spiderman star Tobey Maguire) who is at the doctors and tells the doctor the story of a penniless man who became a millionaire as he had a wide imagination and was in love with a woman who is already married. So Nick talks to the doctor about it and we see Nick staying in a house where next door Jay Gatsby(played by Leonardo Di Caprio from Titanic and his best friends with Maguire in real life)in the year 1922. Every night Jay would throw a party where there's singing and dancing taking place,and of course hopes that his former flame will return to him again called Daisy(played by Carey Mulligan) who is already married to a man named Tom(played by Joel Edgerton)for the last 5 years or more,as Jay left her because he was a war veteran. Daisy however is actually Nick's cousin so when she and Jay are reunited can the two love birds be together,and will Daisy leave her husband for Gatsby?
SO what did I like about this film well the visuals are stunning as well as the costumes as the film is rather old-fashioned,also I thought Leo Di Caprio was great as Gatsby the charismatic billionaire who is actually a penniless man who inherited some man's fortune as he met the man on a yacht who wanted Gatsby's help when Gatsby was a teenager. Also in this film is Isla Fisher(from Confessions of a Shopaholic) who looks barely recognizable with her 1920s outfit and sporting a strong New York accent.
And now for the bad. Actually two things I have to say. Now this maybe a spoiler so I'm not gonna say what charcther dies or the person playing the charcther but I will give hint. So first is the music,now don't get me wrong some of the songs worked but what on earth is Kanye West,Jay Z(who is the executive producer for this film),Will.I.Am and Lana Del Ray as well as Jay Z's wife Beyonce got to do with the 1920s ? Shouldn't the director of the film get old fashioned music like Ella Fitzgerald,Louis Armstrong etc on the soundtrack and not these pop stars.
Another thing I noticed was that one charcther dies and the actor that plays him ALWAYS get killed in his movies. Now I am not saying the name of the actor as it could be any actor in this movie but why is it that the filmmakers kill this person off for? I would have liked if it was someone else that died,but since this is based on a novel we can't change history can we.
Overall The Great Gatsby is a stunning film to look at. A bit too long as it somewhat drags in the middle of the film but for 136 minutes its a great movie.
Winner of 2 Oscars and won other awards too mainly for the Costume Design I give it a thumbs up.