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b"Go hard or go home appears to be the motto of Australian director, Baz Luhrmann, an ethos he impossibly doubles here with his famed, troubled, maligned by critics, hugely expensive and very successful financially adaption of the famed novel. He just doesn't seem to be as good a director as he is conceiver and producer, which makes me wonder if the atrocious first half of the film was directed by him and someone else took over for the excellent second half. Leo was awards worthy but his performance ignored."