While a lot of people will be familiar with F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel - as well as Robert Redford's 1974 movie - so I'll not drone on about the story here.
Sure, there are some variations but I don't like to spoil everything.
Instead, here's my slightly enigmatic, spoiler-free bullet-point review of the movie so you can get a taste without the full calorie guilt.
The Great Gatsby directed by Baz Luhrmann opens May 10, 2013, and stars Leonardo DiCaprio (Jay Gatsby), Toby Maguire (Nick Carraway), Tom Buchanan (Joel Edgerton) and Cary Mulligan (Daisy Buchanan).
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