Cheesy, Humorous, Suspenseful

Rating: 1/10 (25 May 2013)

I had all intentions of walking into a masterpiece of filmography when decided to go see this movie. I had heard it was excellent, as the score for this film was a 7.5 out of 10. I'm not sure weather or not it deserves that score. Within the first hour of this movie, I was in shock. It was horrendous. The camera did not know what angle to show, so it played them all. The actors put on voices they could not pull of. The overall narration was horrible.
I was determined that I would sit through the whole movie. After an hour had passed, it seemed to become sort of whimsical movie, and my partner and i were unsure if this was a romantic comedy. Nevertheless, it was indeed funny. The more the movie progressed, the more i was squirming in my seat. It held so much emotion at the end i began to feel i was actually in the movie. The actresses shined more-often than the lead males. The plot was decent, the ending was okay, although i could have wrote one better. The soundtrack was not on par with the time period. Even Dicaprio's line "Old Chap" seemed to be a suit far to big for him to wear. Still, the last hour of the movie began to reveal all the faults, admit its plot holes, and put me in a feeling i never wanted to escape. Most of all, the movie stayed fairly close to the book. I have to deduct points for the dreadful beginning, but the middle was decent, and the end excellent. In all essence, The Great Gatsby, both the man, and the movie, have their downfalls, but nonetheless, they both Deserve the title "Good" if not "Great".