I heartily concur with that, although I will say Sam Waterson's Nick Carraway was one of the best performances of his career, and better than Macdonald Carey's in the older film.
Yes. Sam Waterston was perfectly cast as Nick. Redford always seemed too much like an “old money” insider to be believable as an “outsider” in high society circles. It is also interesting how the 1949 version seems to nicen the character of Jordan Baker so she can end up with Nick and give the film a happier ending. That’s Hollywood.