Made in hyper-kinetic style, Baz and Craig Pearce's script seems faithful to F Scott Fitzgerald in story and mood, and certain lines sound like they're direct quotes (they are). Modern music sits well in roaring twenties party atmosphere, some of the CGI (though frequently astonishing in recreating time) is a bit OTT, notably aerial car scenes, which look like computer games.
Leo and Carey Mulligan and Tobey Maguire are all terrific. With Joel Edgerton, Elizabeth Debicki and Isla Fisher.
Fabulous costumes and production design (both by Catherine Martin, who was also a producer), cinematography (Simon Duggan), editing (Jason Ballantine, Jonathan Redmond, Matt Villa).
It's long and bold.
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