Great Gatsby is Just That ***1/2

Rating: 9/10 (15 March 2014)

With some slowness at the beginning, this is a worthwhile film on F. Scott Fitzgerald's memorable tale of the roaring 20's, the status seekers, the gaiety, the parties, prejudice, rich versus poor and eventual abandonment.
As usual, Leonardo De Caprio is excellent in the title role. A status seeking man who made it to the top, Gatsby is proof in itself that money isn't everything and certainly can't always buy happiness.
The 20's comes to real life with the opulent set designs.
Despite trying to run away from his humble beginnings, fate brings Gatsby right back to it. It shows how the very wealthy can get away with just about anything