![]() ![]() ![]() The crowning touch, Irving Berlin's "What'll I Do," is a match made in heaven, both the song and the novel having appeared within a year of each other in 1925. I'm glad this Gatsby version wasn't reduced to a quick and vulgarized romp instead Clayton took a more intellectual tone, very nicely counterpointed with a superb array of period music. Then too, look at director Jack Clayton's movie, THE INNOCENTS (1960), which shares a bit of this studied approach. This version, to me, improves with every viewing-it's peculiar rhythms and deliberately sedate pace does work very well, creating a mood not easily comparable to other movies. ![]() Maybe that can be better reserved for the genuinely numbing and off key 2001 TV version, which makes this version look better than ever. Ever since its release this film has been battered with wildly vicious criticisms. Not even a trailer! But at least the movie has never looked better, and the original music soundtrack has been fully restored, so I'm not about to complain any further. So much for hoping for a special edition DVD of this undervalued movie. ![]()
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