The Washington Post, January 13th, 2001
Why do they keep trying? You have to assume it's arrogance, that each set of moviemakers thinks it can somehow succeed where others have failed to make a good movie of "The Great Gatsby." A fourth attempt, starring Mira Sorvino as Daisy and Toby Stephens as Gatsby, appears on A&E tomorrow night at 8, and one can only hope it is the last. Let's just get simple about it and suggest that it is impossible to make a satisfying film out of a book that so many people have had such a personal relationship with. It's like someone telling you what you think; even if the person is right, you're affronted...
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