Release Date: 17th January 2014 (UK)
Age Certificate: 18
Running Time: 180 mins
Director: Martin Scorsese
Writers: Terence Winter and Jordan Belfort
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill and Margot Robbie
Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to
a wealthy stockbroker living the high life to his fall involving crime,
corruption and the federal government.
Let’s start off with the negatives for a change. First, the
character Jordan Belfort is totally unlikeable and a huge dick. I know this is
the point of the film, you’re not supposed to know what happens to the
unfortunate souls that buy nothing from him, and see his uncontrollable success. But the fact remains it doesn’t
usually make a good film if you fail to back the main protagonist. The second
failure of The Wolf is the over indulgent party scenes, there are too many to
be frank. I am struggling to comprehend what Scorsese was pondering what to
take out when ordered to do so. To give the benefit of the doubt, the party
scenes do produce enough laughs to pull you through the film. However, the main
point remains, you don’t care whether this guy dies, lives, is arrested or
lives happily ever after.
The strengths are obvious; it looks marvelous, as it would,
coming from Scorsese. It’s also fast
paced which is always nice in a film. The three hour time limit has been
criticised, which I partly agree with, however, it doesn’t necessarily feel
three hours. Finally, the acting is top notch. Saying that, I still think
Leonardo DiCaprio still won’t win the Oscar, which is indeed disappointing, but
one day he will achieve. He’s too much of a great talent to be forgotten in the
Oscar timeline. Jonah Hill, for me, will always be remembered as the loser from
Superbad, and that’s a shame.
Good for some laughs and a spectacle for great acting. The
Wolf of Wall Street is an adult film for teenagers.
7/10
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