Back during the 20's, Long Island was the playground for the rich and famous, offering shining fast cars and luxurious lavish mansion at their leisure for pleasure. Young Wall Street broker Nick Carraway (Maguire) while there to spend some time with his cousin Daisy (Muligan) and her millionaire husband Tom Buchanan (Edgerton), becomes fascinated with a nearby neighbor J. Gatsby (DiCaprio) known for his high profile lifestyle and plush style parties. As Nick becomes better acquainted with his new found friend he begins to wonder the origin of the wealth that Gatsby has acquired and his real reason for befriending him. It's not long that Nick realizes that the darkest secrets run deep with the rich and at some point they are revealed costing grave consequences.
Reel Talk:
This is a remake to the 1974 version that starred Robert Redford, Mia Farrow and Sam Waterson which I did see as a teen but can't really remember anything about it. With that being said I guess not having the knowledge to compare the two I sort of appreciate the directions that the new one went, with regards to the 3D version. It allows the characters and their colorful outfits to pop out at you. Director Baz Luhrmann who is no stranger to colorful time period outfits from his work with Moulin Rouge makes it work with this film. The cast puts in good performances with DiCaprio giving one of the best performance that I have seen from him recently. I gotta also mention that they did a great job meshing the soundtrack done by Jay Z along with the film, it did not seem misplaced according to the scenes. This is a good movie worth checking out for performances and for the visual treat that it offers.
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Muligan and Joel Edgerton
Directed by: Baz Luhrmann
Rated: PG-13
I give it 4 corn dogs.
By: Corn Dog - The Reel Hustler
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