Just kidding. Thanks xchrom this looks like a good review. Haven't seen it yet but the ads and trailers are promising and it got some respect at Cannes. The NYT review also seems reasonably positive:
Is the tale of Daisy and Gatsby a credible love story? Fitzgerald himself was not sure, but Mr. Luhrmann, Mr. DiCaprio and Ms. Mulligan make it an effective one. At a crucial, climactic moment — a scene in a suite at the Plaza Hotel — the director mutes his irrepressible, circus ringmaster showmanship and plunges into undiluted melodrama. . . .
That scene stands out in a movie that is otherwise gaudily and grossly inauthentic. Jay Gatsby is too, of course. He is self-invented and also self-deluded, spinning out fantasies for himself and others as easily as he gives parties. As a character in Nick’s ruminations, in Fitzgerald’s sentences and in our national mythology, he is a complete mess. This movie is worthy of him.
One thing this version apparently does better than the last one is spend money on the sets. The Robert Redford-Mia Farrow 70s version looks like it was made for TV and makes the story seem even more washed-out and dated than most students already think it is. I guess it's a choice of boring and cheap vs. lively and cheesy. Here's an interesting reader review from the NYT:
I don’t remember an unspoken homoerotic relationship between Nick and Gatsby, but this is the big love story of the movie. In this version, the fireworks literally explode when Nick finally lays eyes on Gatsby. Luhrman uses 3D in a self-conscious theatrical way that despite its pretentiousness does heighten the emotions and adds a political layer. It’s not just a visual gimmick. I advise audiences to sit as far away from the screen as possible. I had been warned and was seated on the last row.
http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/457425/The-Great-Gatsby/overview
Trailer with music by Jay-Z:
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