Critics tended to pan this version of what may be America's greatest novel. I've read the book three times and seen several movie, TV, and theater productions. I'm not at all a Redford fan, but have to admit he captures Gatsby perfectly. Every other actor wants us to see Gatsby's rough past in his character, only Redford lets you feel that just below the surface - just as Fitzgerald wrote it.
Maybe they disliked Mia Farrow as Daisy, and well they should. But then again, no one has ever captured Daisy and prbably never will.
A cable channel doing a 24 hour run on 'The Great Books' gave an hour to Gatsby. Lots of subtle fuzzy images, a beautiful but mute and distant blonde, and Donald Sutherland's cool voice as narrator captures Daisy. There is no other way to do it. Of course I believed no one could capture Gatsby until Redford came along.
This movie is very much worth your time.
Maybe they disliked Mia Farrow as Daisy, and well they should. But then again, no one has ever captured Daisy and prbably never will.
A cable channel doing a 24 hour run on 'The Great Books' gave an hour to Gatsby. Lots of subtle fuzzy images, a beautiful but mute and distant blonde, and Donald Sutherland's cool voice as narrator captures Daisy. There is no other way to do it. Of course I believed no one could capture Gatsby until Redford came along.
This movie is very much worth your time.