Unbearable "Kitsch"

Rating: 1/10 (2 May 2014)

This is the most worst adaption of the wonderful novel that could have been made, ever. Gatsby's villa is a CGI-fantasy-nightmare. The (unneccessary!) attempt to point out the timely relevance of the story with a horrible Hip Hop- and Electro-score is just pathetic. The character of Carraway, who should be deluded by Gatsby and Daisy, is completely misinterpreted as the only one who really can understand Gatsby. Gatsby himself is not anymore this exciting ambivalent character, caught in his own pipe dream, not able to cope with the fact that past is irrecoverable gone, but a martyr, a victim of a cruel world that is oh! so degenerated - except him... And Daisy? A stupid little girl with a nice stupid face, far too young for the character. Even the way things put in picture is horrible! Just everything about this film is so horrible! If you want to get to know The Great Gatsby, read the book. Or watch the quite decent 1974 adaption with Mia Farrow (as a brilliant Dasiy!) and Robert Redford as Gatsby. It has its flaws as well, but it's quite close to the gist of it.