Good but could have been great

Rating: Null/10 (12 May 2017)

I quite enjoyed the Great Gatsby but felt it had all the ingredients to be a classic and these ingredients were not all used. Leonardo gives a great performance as Gatsby and so does the rest of the cast. The cinematography was outstanding and made the film alluring and graceful. However better direction could have made the film more dramatic. Perhaps the film could have been arranged differently with the use of voice overs or other techniques to heighten some parts and not others. The Great Gatsby is a classic novel but bringing it to life in a different medium is a different story altogether. Still a great watch and entertaining.