The Sub-Par Gasby.

Rating: 3/10 (23 May 2013)

First of all, I shall begin by stating that I did not entirely hate this movie and I did find it an enjoyable watch.
However, there was just so much wrong with it that none of the better bits can redeem it for me.
What I liked:
1) Joel Edgerton as Tom Buchanan - He was perfect for the role, and I believed his character entirely. There was never a moment that I thought he wasn't good enough to portray Tom.
2) The costumes were spot on. No complaints there.
What I did NOT like:
1) Casting choices.

Dicaprio, you are not Mr. Gatsby and you never will be. The acting was forced and at points laughable, especially during the scene where Gatsby almost punches Tom.

Carey Mulligan as Daisy. While she looked the part, her acting was horrendous. I also did not think that the "Brit-trying-to-be-American- trying-to-be-British" accent did anything for the performance; if anything it made it stand out and I could not take her seriously.

Isla Fisher as Myrtle. Didn't look the part at all, and I didn't feel anything for her. She's supposed to be a character you love and hate at the same time, and I found myself disinterested in what happened to her.

2) CGI and Editing

The CGI used was terrible and childish. The editing was childish and pointless.

Really, we do not need transitions every five seconds that show someone sitting in a chair. It was pointless and tacky and it just made the scenes look rushed.
3) Character development

I did not feel involved with any of the characters at all, I found that I didn't care about them whatsoever. All of them were 2D (except Tom and at times, Jordan Baker) and the only point at which I felt myself getting a little emotional was during the final scene after Gatsby's death and during the only decently placed montage of his relationship with Daisy.

4)The Soundtrack.

Perhaps one song actually worked in the entire film, and that was Lana Del Ray's "Young and Beautiful." The rest were far too modern and ruined it for me; I didn't feel as if this was set in the correct time period.

Overall, the film was a disappointment. It is an enjoyable watch, but there was too much wrong with it and it is too modernised, too glamourised and does not concentrate nearly enough on the important themes for me to score it anything above a 3.
I'm beginning to wonder if Baz Lurhmann even read the book before he directed this film. He should be ashamed, this is his worst film yet.