The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby follows Fitzgerald-like, would-be writer Nick Carraway as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz and bootleg kings. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby, and across the bay from his cousin, Daisy, and her philandering, blue-blooded husband, Tom Buchanan. It is thus that Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the super rich, their illusions, loves and deceits. As Nick bears witness, within and without the world he inhabits, he pens a tale of impossible love, incorruptible dreams and high-octane tragedy, and holds a mirror to our own modern times and struggles. 

This had all the usual Baz Luhrman quirks.  Visually it was amazing.  I've always been a big fan of how he films/edits his movies and this one was no different.  I'm not that big of a fan of the book nor did I remember too much of it so I can't really review it from that standpoint.  I really liked the telling of the story and DiCaprio was awesome as Gatsby.  He alternated so well between being totally confident at all times and then completely insecure around Daisy.  Although the pacing slowed down way too much about 3/4 of the way through with all the main characters kind of hashing things out in a hotel room, it picked up again after that and wrapped up greatly.

I would recommend people checking this out.  It's a little long and I don't remember the book enough to compare, but I enjoyed the movie a lot.