A batch of 7 movie clips for Baz Luhrmann's version of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" have been released by Warner Bros. and brought online by Collider. With all the sparkly publicity which tried to sell the film as a non-classical adaptation of the book, the clips shown by the studio focus on exactly the classical feel of the story. So, no Fergie songs here. Instead, we do get some rather bland acting from the cast. Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire, Isla Fisher and Elizabeth Debicki look the part, but don't seem to act the part. Only Joel Edgerton feels like the right choice for the role and really puts his back into it. It could just be a false first impression, or maybe the studio chose the wrong clips to promote the film. Or, maybe the clips don't work so well out of context. I do hope they pull it off, because I'm a fan of risk-taking filmmakers and have loved Luhrmann's films so far. "The Great Gatsby" opens on May 10, 2013 (in 3D).
Watch the movie clips after the jump.
Official Synopsis
"The Great Gatsby follows Fitzgerald-like, would-be writer Nick Carraway as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz and bootleg kings. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby, and across the bay from his cousin, Daisy, and her philandering, blue-blooded husband, Tom Buchanan. It is thus that Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the super rich, their illusions, loves and deceits. As Nick bears witness, within and without the world he inhabits, he pens a tale of impossible love, incorruptible dreams and high-octane tragedy, and holds a mirror to our own modern times and struggles"
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