The Great Gatsby (2013): A Bombastic, Memorable Misfire
A 10 year retrospective on Baz Luhrmann’s misguided spectacle
For all of its gaudy showmanship, The Great Gatsby is a movie as extravagant as the peaks of the era it depicts even while the sum struggles to soar beyond its parts. Though it’s been duly criticized for its excessive bombast and vainglorious visual direction, I think it suits the subject matter at hand well.
Though F. Scott Fitzgerald’s sour…
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