The Great Gatsby has always been one of my favorite books. Top ten in fact. When I heard that they were doing another movie I was skeptical.
But I was wrong to be skeptical. I went to see it yesterday, and I've gotta say, Leo is a fantastic actor. He has really grown up since that hideous Titanic. I loved him in Django and in Gatsby he delivers a superb performance.
The movie does the the book great justice. Carraway is handled well. He fades into the background toward the middle of the movie as he should and sort of like he did in the book. As he states in the beginning, he is merely an observer who tells this tragic story. That was the main thing I was concerned about with this movie, but they handled it great.
I have never seen the old Gatsby. Now I plan on it. I may go rent the video soon. If you are a fan of literature, you must see the new film, though. It's great.
