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Luhrmann’s lack of taste becomes something of an asset, allowing him to create a first act here that's as shallow and misplaced as Gatsby’s delusion. DiCaprio’s is a top-notch performance (it’s a shame that only Elizabeth Debicki also registers). At least Baz is self-conscious... the last hour considerably clamps down on the literal fireworks. "Bad" usually wins out over "Dull" in my book...

66/100

The film seems to be charting out the actual experience of labor, although the fact that it's shot much like a horror film seems to somewhat disconnect our experience of watching from the workers' desensitized experience of doing. Repetition is crucial, as it even threatens to turn the many unprecedented moments of visual wonder on display here into mundane routine. Which way is up again?...

74/100

Much better than I had thought...

77/100