The Great Gatsby

The director eschews focus on the central characters, opting for landscape shots of CG sets and party fodder even during some of the protagonists' most revealing moments. The pacing is horrendous, as the director never lets the characters settle in their surroundings. The camera is frenetic, suffering from a severe attention deficit. The soundtrack is one of the worst I've ever heard, and no I don't mean in terms of quality, but rather in just how much each and every song seems out of place.

I felt like I was in some stupid skit when I asked for a ticket to "The Great Gatsby ...3D"

A film about shallow excess that's in love with its own shallow excess. Maybe like its source novel. I don't know. I haven't read it.

Damn, the music was annoying...

Luhrmann is a unique filmmaker and, whether you like him or not, he certainly has a specific niche. The problem here is that his style just feels foreign in an adaptation of Fitzgerald's novel; the whole gilded image is presented, the fancy parties, the cars, the affluence, but none of the subsistence of the original story is maintained. Ultimately, this results in a very pretty film that sounds obnoxious whenever anyone talks. The Great Gatsby is awfully shallow and largely insignificant.