The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) was released to the theaters nationwide on Christmas Day. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Martin Scorsese the film is based on the life of Jordan Belfort, a wealthy stockbroker who, along with his partners and other company members, took advantage of his clients, committed fraud and other white collar crimes, and was eventually brought down by the federal government. Belfort's New York Times bestseller book was used to create the film, which made some people, and most likely many of his victims, feel that Belfort and his crimes were being glorified. They aren't wrong.
The film is entertaining from the very beginning as well as sexually graphic. The audience is shown Belfort's rise from the beginning of his life on Wall Street to its end. Drugs, girls and what money can buy are repeatedly seen on screen. If you are looking for themes of love, support or trust, you came to the wrong movie. Furthermore, don't even think about running into remorse. It is Wall Street, right?
Though enjoyable, the film is longer than it needs to be at a whopping 3 hours. This isn't Lord of the Rings, and there are scenes that seemed to drag at times. There are also some musical choices that don't match up with the scenes they're played in causing a kind of audio-visual cacophony that can be distracting. Overall, it's an enjoyable film and DiCaprio doesn't disappoint (does he ever though?).
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