Great Gatsby: Reviews, Trailer, and Showtimes in Bowie

Ready for a roaring good time? The sixth film rendition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel The Great Gatsby swings into theaters this weekend. 

The story takes place in the summer of 1922 and follows Nick, as aspiring bond broker, and his summertime acquaintance with millionaire Jay Gatsby. Watch the trailer attached to this post.

Here's a listing of showtimes in and around Bowie:

• See show times and tickets at Regal Bowie Stadium 14.
• See show times and tickets at Regal Waugh Chapel Stadium & IMAX in Crofton.

Here's what critics are saying:

It's party time! Despite a few good ideas and the uniformly splendid production and costume designs by Luhrmann's mate and partner, Catherine Martin, this frenzied adaptation of 'The Great Gatsby' is all look and no feel. — Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune

... the cast is first-rate, the ambiance and story provide a measure of intoxication and, most importantly, the core thematic concerns pertaining to the American dream, self-reinvention and love lost, regained and lost again are tenaciously addressed. — Todd McCarthy, The Hollywood Reporter

Luhrmann takes F. Scott Fitzgerald's source material, douses it in modern music courtesy of soundtrack mastermind Shawn 'Jay-Z' Carter, and shoots the melodrama with sweeping movements normally reserved for Lord of the Rings. Weary narrator Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) describes Gatsby's weekly festivities as a 'kaleidoscopic carnival.' Quite apt: Luhrmann's 3D spectacle goes from mesmerizing to dizzying in under 30 minutes. — Matt Patches, Hollywood.com

Well, you did it Baz Luhrmann. Even with an enormous budget, outrageous costumes, beautiful actors, native 3D and a camera that can fly around and do just about anything, you still made watching 'The Great Gatsby' just as boring as sitting through 8th period English. — Jordan Hoffman, ScreenCrush

DiCaprio helps save the movie from its excesses and missteps, particularly a narration that not only redundantly describes the visuals but obscures them in the form of floating words. Luhrmann hasn't solved the riddle of 'Gatsby,' but it's an audacious and worthy attempt. — Rafer Guzman, Newsday

Baz Luhrmann’s take on the classic F. Scott Fitzgerald novel is very much like an amusement park, colorful and loud and fake and relentlessly entertaining. But as the madness (chemical and otherwise) of the story burns out, so too does Luhrmann’s trademark style, and the result is a most unexpected one, as the over-the-top pageantry of The Great Gatsby crumbles into an uninspired, flaccid adaptation that manages to deflate an enduring love story of even the most basic of human emotions. — Kate Erbland, Film School Rejects

The Great Gatsby is rated PG-13 for some violent images, sexual content, smoking, partying and brief language. The movie runs 143 minutes. 

Feeling inspired to "Go Gatsby" close to home? Here are some way to connect to the film's history right here in Maryland.