re: Gatsby

Nice post and I agree with most of what you said. I re-read the novel last fall in anticipation of the originally scheduled Christmas release so unfortunately it wasn't as fresh in my mind today as I planned for it to be upon viewing the film. That said, I thought it stayed very true to the book, and in a good way.

Leo is of course fantastic and was a brilliant Gatsby, as expected.

I agree to some extent with those who said the movie reveals the weakness of the main storyline in the novel, but that's not the film's fault. Ultimately, I don't think it was a "great" movie per se, but I really enjoyed it - mainly because it stayed true to the book, which is one of my favorites, and Leo was a great Gatsby.