Finally I get to see a movie that
I waited but unfortunately almost forgot about it once it was out of theater –
don’t even remember why and how I missed it on big screen – anyways! I expected
it to be a great lesson in history about some millionaire and it turns out to
be a superb drama with fantastic cast, three of my favorite actors in one movie
including Leonardo DiCaprio as “The Great Gatsby” – simply superb, Toby Maguire
(My favorite Spiderman) as his neighbor and Carrey Mullignan as Toby’s cousin and Gatsby's love interest. One
of the reasons for a lot of Indians was Amitabh Bachchan’s presence in the
movie which lasts about one a half minute – I saw that scene twice J. It
was better than my expectations for sure as story is nothing outstanding but
the way its told and shot is truly awesome. Baz Luhrmann is anyways famous for
lavish movies and I totally loved two of his earlier movies “Moulin Rouge” and
“Australia”. But this one surely beats them all on a lot of departments like
Cinematography for one, Thrill for two and last but not the least – Drama
associated with it. LDC is again at his very best as the mysterious business
magnate Jay Gatsby who holds extravagant parties (You’ve got to see it to
believe it types) with superb support by Toby (a world war vet who writes his
story) and an excellent roller coaster emotional ride by Carey (She fits the
character). Who is Gatsby? A German spy? A prince? Or an Assassin? And how
their life changes when the secret is revealed is totally awesome watch. It
even is a visual delight to see the NYC of those days as captured excellently
in the movie, his parties, car, body language and the heartbreaking ending, all
worth the money and time. I will definitely give it a damn good 3/5 with two
thumbs up, it’s a must watch for all cinema lovers, not to be missed at any
cost.
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