Ostensibly not! What an incredible load of pretentious rot. Incredible misfires in the casting department: Toby McGuire as Nick? Carey Mulligan as Daisy? Leonardo as Gatsby? Nope. Clayton's 1974 version was weak, unfocused and trite but at least Redford and Farrow were fairly close to Fitzgerald's original characters.

Luhrmann's approach to the novel is an unfocused disjointed fantasy free for all. It's bewildering that he was able to get financing for this mess and further bewildering that Leo signed on. Don't waste your time watching this ridiculous, embarrassing and smug interpretation. Read the novel.