The Great Gatsby (2013)

The Great Gatsby is a 2013 Australian-American romantic drama film based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel of the same name. The film was co-written and directed by Baz Luhrmann and stars Leonardo DiCaprio as the eponymous Jay Gatsby, with Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher, Jason Clarke, Elizabeth Debicki and Jack Thompson.

Plot
Midwest native Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) arrives in 1922 New York in search of the American dream. Nick, a would-be writer, moves in next-door to millionaire Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio) and across the bay from his cousin Daisy (Carey Mulligan) and her philandering husband, Tom (Joel Edgerton). Thus, Nick becomes drawn into the captivating world of the wealthy and -- as he bears witness to their illusions and deceits -- pens a tale of impossible love, dreams, and tragedy.

Good Qualities

 * 1) Leonardo DiCaprio gives another great performance, this time, of Jay Gatsby.
 * 2) The jazzy musical score by Craig Armstrong is fantastic for the most part, considering how it fits on each scenes.
 * 3) The Great Gatsby follows the source material book by F. Scott Fitzgerald really faithfully than four adaptations of The Great Gatsby and never took any liberties, but with few parts have changed. Even Fitzgerald's granddaughter praised the film, stating "Scott would have been proud."
 * 4) Very likable and reliable characters, such as James Gatz / Jay Gatsby, a famous millionaire who hosts wild parties at his house with the hope that his former lover Daisy will return and Nick Carraway, a would-be writer, Gatsby's friend, and the film's narrator, despite his acting by Tobey Maguire was mixed reviews.
 * 5) Baz Luhrmann was the fantastic choice to direct this movie.
 * 6) The acting, apart from Leonardo DiCaprio, is good, especially Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher, Jason Clarke and Elizabeth Debicki.
 * 7) Tom Buchanan is very great and fun villain, an old-money socialite who hates Gatsby because of his new-money status and relationship with Daisy.
 * 8) Amitabh Bachchan's cameo as Meyer Wolfsheim was amazing, and is arguably the best part of the film.

The Only Bad Quality

 * 1) Tobey Maguire's role as Nick was given mixed reviews.

Reception
This film was highly polarizing among critics, and it recieved both praise and criticism from critics for it's visual style, direction, screenplay, performances, and soundtrack. On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 49% based on 292 reviews, with an average rating of 5.83/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "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.". Metacritic gives the film a score of 55 out of 100, based on reviews from 45 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". However, the Audiences responded more positively. Audiences polled by the market research firm CinemaScore gave an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale. At IMDb, the film has a 7.2 rating score, while on Letterboxd, the film has the score of 3.3/5. Even F. Scott Fitzgerald's granddaughter praised the film, saying "Scott would have been proud." At the 86th Academy Awards, the film won in both of its nominated categories: Best Production Design and Best Costume Design.

Box office
The Great Gatsby grossed $144.8 million in North America, and $208.8 million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $353.6 million. Calculating in all expenses, Deadline Hollywood estimate that the film made a profit of $58.6 million.

In North America, The Great Gatsby earned US$19.4 million on its opening Friday, including US$3.25 million from Thursday night and midnight shows. It went on to finish in second place, behind Iron Man 3, during its opening weekend, with US$51.1 million. This was the sixth-largest opening weekend for a film that did not debut in first place, the second largest opening weekend for a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio behind Inception, and Luhrmann's highest-grossing movie. As of 2017, the film is Luhrmann's highest-grossing film to date, grossing over $353 million worldwide.

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