Review – The Great Gatsby (2013)

High school English class gets Luhrmann-ized. The result lies somewhere between the source novel and Moulin Rouge, a result likely to satisfy pretty much nobody. As I was lukewarm on Fitzgerald’s work to begin with, I didn’t take great offense at what Baz Luhrmann did with it. I suspect that Jazz Age purists will be substantially more put off by the hip hop and other non-period contrivances. Mildly amusing