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17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70VarietyScott FoundasVarietyScott FoundasA handsome, compelling drama, about the African-American elite settling in the Hamptons, that more than stands on its own.
- 70L.A. WeeklyScott FoundasL.A. WeeklyScott FoundasCherot (who also co-wrote the script with Charles E. Drew Jr.) has made that rare hip-hop movie that doesn't fetishize lurid ghetto clichés.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenDespite the updated setting and some on-the-money performances, the sleek if dramatically flimsy results make for a less than great "Gatsby."
- 50Baltimore SunChris KaltenbachBaltimore SunChris KaltenbachUnable to embrace the world he's seeking to depict, Cherot is left with a lifeless shell, a movie so preoccupied with being noble that it forgets to be interesting. The problem with G is not that it's unbelievable, it's just boring.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghA hip-hop reimagining of "The Great Gatsby" that fails both as an update of F. Scott Fitzgerald's dissection of American aspirations and class barriers and on its own boorish terms.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe problem with G is not merely that the ending doesn't work and feels hopelessly contrived. It's also that the plot adds too many unnecessary characters and subplots, so that the main line gets misplaced.
- A somewhat faithful but not very graceful retelling of F. Scott Fitzgerald's elegant Jazz Age tragedy "The Great Gatsby."
- 38Chicago TribuneAllison BenediktChicago TribuneAllison BenediktCherot shot G on a tight schedule, but instead of this age-old indie predicament generating a certain scrappy passion, the film just looks cheap.
- 30Washington PostAnn HornadayWashington PostAnn HornadayFor anyone to enjoy this starchy, contrived exercise in vanity and product placement, it's best not to have read the book. In fact, it's best not to have read ANY book.
- 25New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickThis poorly acted, directed and written (but slick-looking) vanity project was produced by Andrew Lauren (Ralph's son also ineptly plays G's major-domo) and shot at least four years ago.