The choice of actors was spot on, that would be my only applaud to this adaptation. The choice of soundtrack was particularly annoying, I wasn't fond of 2000s music being remixed into such a classic story. Listening to Beyoncé while being asked to delve into The Great Gatsby era was a poor choice made. Considering the film was released in 2013, I disliked the CGI as it was heavily used and made the setting appear as if it were a fairytale. Which some may say is the point of it as it is to represent the American dream, whereas I see it as almost a tacky addition to the film. Leonardo DiCaprio portrayed Jay Gatsby very well, although at times his performance was slightly off for me. As he remained in the same frame of awkwardness throughout. I commend Tobey Maguire for his performance as it really lifted my perception of the film. He gave it a charm that no other could have brought.