How does the latest 'Great Gatsby' film compare to the classic novel?

by Take Two®

60278 full — Leonardo DiCaprio and Carrie Mulligan in "The Great Gatsby." Warner Bros. Pictures

Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel "The Great Gatsby" hits theaters on Friday. It's at least the fourth screen version of the classic book, and our friend David Kipen of the lending library Libros Schmibros was lucky enough to catch it last night.

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