The Great Gatsby 2013
Amazing. Simply Amazing. Baz Luhrmann is one of my favorite directors, that's for sure. Maybe there are one or two flicks that I don't really fancy, but more often than not, Mr. Luhrmann's treatment and style is simply one of the best. His collaboration with the screenwriter Craig Pearce made this remake more interesting than all the other versions combined. I heard from the grapevine that Ben Affleck was supposed to play Tom Buchanan, but had to concentrate on Argo. What a pity! Yet, even if Joel Edgerton, Ben Affleck's replacement, looked much, much older than his character's age, he immersed into role and became Tom Buchanan. Mom said that the casting directors, Nikki Barrett and Ronna Kress, have very keen eyes. Joel Edgerton looked older than his age because of the booze and the drugs, plus of course other factors like his true feelings for Myrtle, his mistress, whom Isla Fisher played so well. Tobey Maguire was perfect as Nick Carraway. What ...