The Great Gatsby (2013)
Average Rating: 5.8/10
Reviews Counted: 253
Fresh: 124 | Rotten: 129
While certainly ambitious -- and every bit as visually dazzling as one might expect -- Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby emphasizes visual splendor at the expense of its source material's vibrant heart.
Average Rating: 5.6/10
Critic Reviews: 48
Fresh: 15 | Rotten: 33
While certainly ambitious -- and every bit as visually dazzling as one might expect -- Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby emphasizes visual splendor at the expense of its source material's vibrant heart.
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"The Great Gatsby" follows Fitzgerald-like, would-be writer Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz, bootleg kings, and sky-rocketing stocks. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio), and across the bay from his cousin, Daisy (Carey Mulligan), and her philandering, blue-blooded husband, Tom Buchanan
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Leonardo DiCaprio
Jay Gatsby -
Tobey Maguire
Nick Carraway -
Carey Mulligan
Daisy Buchanan -
Isla Fisher
Myrtle, Myrtle Wilso... -
Joel Edgerton
Tom Buchanan -
Elizabeth Debicki
Jordan Baker -
Jason Clarke
George B. Wilson -
Callan McAuliffe
Jay Gatsby (young), ... -
Amitabh Bachchan
Meyer Wolfsheim -
Alfred Quinten
Party Guest -
Milan Pulvermacher
Waiter-Hotel Sayre -
Bryan Probets
Gardener -
Brenton Prince
Guard at Gatsby's Ga... -
Ghadir Rajab
Footman -
Gus Murray
Teddy Barton -
Kate Mulvany
Mrs. McKee -
Tasman Palazzi
Young James Gatz -
Corey Blake Owers
Louisville Officer -
John O'Connell
Newton Orchid -
Barry Otto
Benny McClenahan -
Heather Mitchell
Daisy's Mother -
Gemma Ward
Languid Girl -
Sylvana Vandertouw
European Woman -
Kieran VanBunnik
Rowdie -
Tiger Leacey Wyvill
Pammy -
Matthew Whittet
Vladimir Tostoff -
Felix Williamson
Henri -
Brian Rooney
Clerk-Probity Trust -
John Sheerin
The Police Captain -
Nicholas Simpson
Second Policeman-Wil... -
Jake Ryan
Motorcycle Cop -
Jack Thompson
Dr. Walter Perkins -
Nick Tate
Taxi Driver -
Charlize Skinner
Pammy -
Kasia Stelmach
Silent Film Star Mar... -
Bill Young
Policeman-Wilson's G... -
Emmanuel Ekwensi
Jazz Player -
Mal Day
The Boss -Probity Tr... -
Max Cullen
Owl Eyes -
Garrett William Foun...
Barman -
Eden Falk
Mr. McKee -
Emily Foreman
Pammy -
David Furlong
Walter Chase -
Frank Aldridge
Well Dressed Male Wi... -
Lisa Adam
Weeping/Singing Woma... -
Vince Colosimo
Michaelis -
Adelaide Clemens
Catherine -
Steve Bisley
Dan Cody -
Richard Carter
Herzog -
Olga Miller
Russian Silent Film ... -
Kevin McGlothan
Footman -
John Maumau
The Boxer -
Brendan Maclean
Klipspringer -
Hamish Michael
Clerk-Probity Trust -
Ben McIvor
Clerk-Probity Trust -
Nick Meenahan
Train Conductor -
Daniel Gill
Police Commissioner -
Price Johnson
Singer-Wilson's Gara... -
Stephen James King
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Mark Lemon
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Barrie Laws
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Goran D. Kleut
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Kim Knuckey
Senator Gulick
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All Critics (253) | Top Critics (48) | Fresh (124) | Rotten (129) | DVD (2)
It's stupefying, it's vulgar, it's demeaning-it's dull and there's nothing like the dullness that is trying to be a sensation.
Top CriticGatsby/ghastly
There are no two ways about it: The Great Gatsby is misconceived and misjudged, a crude burlesque on what's probably American literature's most precious jewel.
The central problem with Luhrmann's film is that when it's entertaining it's not Gatsby, and when it's Gatsby it's not entertaining.
The best attempt yet to capture the essence of the novel.
A failure that should have at least been a magnificent mistake.
Just because a film looks like it was dipped in 18-karat gold doesn't mean it's rich in quality
Many audiences will write [this] off as style over substance, but I think [director] Luhrmann supplies style along with great substance.
The Great Gatsby is a visual treat & one worth the 3D surcharge, but feels like a lopsided endeavor that captures the style & energy, but not exactly the heart & soul
Boils down to its essence of pure feeling, in every sense--from literal stimulus and sensation to the emotions, in all their seething, loving, consuming, destructive passions, that drive the characters and their actions.
Alternately intriguing and infuriating: it's very like the sort of movie exuberantly excessive Gatsby himself might have made.
This is kitsch at such a deep level it doesn't even seem to be aware that it's kitsch.
Almost 100 percent faithful to the novel in terms of plot, and almost zero percent faithful in terms of theme, character, and impact.
This take, pimped out in 3D spectacle and one woozy romance, renders the '20s as backdrop and swerves around the book's period-politics. A surreal slice-of-a-1922-summer overbaked into maximalist fantasia. The narrative frame is silly; the pacing is off.
An ambitious, multi-colored triumph, this film will be hard to forget.
The Great Gatsby is Baz Luhrman's visual tribute album to the novel; and it's only in his filmmaking comfort zones that any of the essence of the text elevates beyond karaoke.
Adapting Gatsby just so you can recreate the party scenes is like remaking Born on the Fourth of July for the war scenes. Luhrmann has a knack for missing the point.
...as disastrous and pointless an adaptation as one can easily recall...
A stunning recreation of 1920's New York that sticks as close to its source material as it can while delivering an engaging adaptation.
If Fitzgerald's Jazz Age classic is the Great American Novel, then this frantically jazzed-up 3D film is the pop-up-book version.
Though it is quite possible that the neutered feel of Luhrmann's Gatsby is entirely due to studio meddling, the finished product isn't enjoyable, either as campy fun or a serious attempt at dismantling the American dream.
For some reason every time someone mentions Gatsby's name for the first time someone else has to say it questioningly, which to me sounds like a perfect condition for a drinking game
... offers some brilliant moments before turning into another case of self-indulgent sensory overload.
Se esta adaptação de Luhrmann funciona melhor dramaticamente que as tentativas anteriores, isto se deve à sua capacidade de humanizar o personagem-título sem desvendá-lo completamente.
Without Nick to articulate the decline, The Great Gatsby is reduced to little more than a love triangle between the remotely rich.
Audience Reviews for The Great Gatsby
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- Daisy Buchanan: All the bright, precious things fade so fast, and they don't come back.
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- Tom Buchanan: We're all different from you, and there's nothing that you dream up that can ever change that.
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- Daisy Buchanan: Is all this made entirely from your own imagination?
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- Daisy Buchanan: Gatsby... What Gatsby?
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- Nick Carraway: To a certain temperament the situation might have seemed intriguing--my own instinct was to telephone immediately for the police.
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- Jordan Baker: You must know Gatsby?
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Baz Luhrmann is one of those directors with a very unique, offbeat way of making movies. He hasn't made very many movies(5 I do believe), but you can definitely tell which ones are his. "Moulin Rouge" is one of my favorite musicals, and I usually hate musicals. Here, he takes a classic story and puts his touch on it. "Great Gatsby" is the story of a reclusive millionaire, Gatsby(Leonardo DiCaprio) in the 20s who uses his money and notoriety so he doesn't seem like a "nobody". In doing this he hopes to win back the love of the one that got away, Daisy(Carey Mulligan). It's told by the view of Nick(Toby Maguire) who is Daisy's cousin and kind of the middle man for them. The cast is fantastic, and they all give very good performances. The movie is paced very good, and looks absolutely amazing. This was shot for 3D and I regret not seeing it in the theater in 3D(tried to get it on blu ray, but only had access the 2D version). It pops like few movies. The soundtrack is very unique in that it takes hip hop(Jay Z helped score it), and fuses it with 20's style music. What you get is very similar to what Baz did with "Moulin". It runs a little on the long side, but it doesn't fall into dull or boring territory. Decent flick that while not anything too great, is certainly not like anything else out right now. Worth a watch.