The Great Gatsby (2013) Online Streaming

Release : 2013-05-10
Genre : Drama, Romance
Runtime : 143 minutes

Storyline

An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await.

Reserving judgments is a matter of infinite hope. ...I come to the admission that it has a limit.

Baz Luhrmann repeats what he did with Rome + Juliet and creates a horrible moster full of FX and exaggeration.Still, the cast performs well.
An over the top portrayal of the classic novel, while at times excessive and tasteless, it truly hits home with the novels original critique on the excess of the time. The cast was **excellent**, the movie stayed true to the novel in all the most important ways. I personally feel the modern soundtrack wasn't appropriate in several cases, but a couple flawless executions.