Rating of
1.5/4
A Disappointment
Camper - wrote on 06/30/13
The Great Gatsby is one of my favorite books, so when I heard that they were making a new film version of it, I got excited. The trailer looked great, the cast looked great, save for Tobey Maguire (not that he's a bad actor, he just wasn't how I pictured Nick).
Anyways, when I saw the movie in theaters a little while ago, I was extremely disappointed. Besides the beautiful sets, the soundtrack, and Leonardo DiCaprio, this movie was terrible, even considering how closely the writers managed to stay true to the novel.
Every time most of the characters spoke I sort of cringed and I laughed at the parts that I'm sure weren't supposed to be funny. Strangely enough it was almost...too similar to the novel. The dialogue sounded odd coming out of their mouths.
Well, that's my input. Maybe other people liked it. To each his own.
