A seizure-inducing mess.

Rating: 3/10 (13 August 2013)

After watching every movie, I always ask myself if I could have lived without watching it. Sadly, for The Great Gatsby, this is definitely the case. Having only basic knowledge of the original text, I cannot imagine that this vision would be accepted by the author. However, I am reviewing purely the movie.
The visuals are clever, but ultimately cluttered and unpleasant to view at times. The dialogue, whilst supposed to be snappy, ends up being rushed, to the point that it all descends to white noise. As such, your interest will quickly wane. The party scenes are so chaotic and 'oh-so edgy' that it is almost insulting to the era. It's very much The Clockwork Orange Lastly, and if you do not bother with any of the above, hip-hop and dance music infects the movie throughout. Is it an effort to somehow appeal to more young, even black audiences? Somehow implying that such people would not be able to appreciate such a film without it? It really made me nauseous.
What a mess. Don't bother with.