Very Good Movie

Rating: 7/10 (13 May 2013)

I don't usually write reviews, but because of all the bashing this movie has gotten, I thought it would be a fresh perspective. I didn't study the book in school, but I did listen to the audiobook a couple of days before I saw the movie. The movie follows the story very well. Some have said that you don't feel for the characters in the movie. While I didn't cry or anything, I was touched by Gatsby's desperation to relive the past through his obsession with Daisy. Nick's character was well demonstrated. I thought McGuire did a great job. How his naivety was crushed and his admiration for Gatsby and his idyllic dream. Daisy was flighty and shallow, as she should have been. Captivating made be too strong a word for it, but I did get some sense of her allure in the movie. Although, the book does a better job of this. I liked the book, but found it a bit short. The movie flew by, which is always good. As others have said, the cinematic part of the movie is terrific and while the music is a bit odd, for the most part it worked.