The Great Gatsby
"The film noir Gatsby nobody asked for."
A mysterious millionaire named Jay Gatsby throws lavish parties in hopes of reuniting with his former love, Daisy Buchanan. Alan Ladd brings his noir-era cool to a role that demands more warmth than he can muster, while the film strips Fitzgerald's poetry down to a serviceable melodrama.
you're a Gatsby completist who needs to see every adaptation, or you have a thing for Alan Ladd looking confused in a tuxedo.
you want anything resembling the novel's emotional depth, or you think 91 minutes is too long for a film that feels like a Wikipedia summary of the plot.
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