'The Wolf of Wall Street' is the latest film from Director Martin Scorsese and Writer Terence Winter. The film spans a long period in the life of real life stock broker Jordan Belfort. Belfort is played flawlessly by Leonardo DiCaprio; give the man an Oscar nomination! Jordan Belfort begins as a young man with big ambition on Wall Street and becomes a money hungry, power hungry man.
The true trouble begins when he meets Donnie Azoff, a young man who Belfort partners with and creates his own unorthodox firm. When the money builds and builds, Belfort begins to embezzle. The characters in the film are all despicable people but they are so smart and so outrageous, you can't help but be intrigued by them. They are womanizers, drug addicts and thieves but they are brilliantly written by Terence Winter. These characters' actions are so ludicrous and crazy, they become remarkably interesting and entertaining to watch.
This film is also extremely funny. It is one hundred percent a dark comedy/dramady. Scorsese hasn't tackled a film of this nature yet and he pretty much nails this one. The direction is completely on point and fits the style and tone of the time very well. My one issue with the film is it could have been maybe 5 - 10 minutes shorter. At a certain point, it started to drag but that's a minor issue. All in all, 'The Wolf of Wall Street' is a sex filled, drug filled, crime filled comedy unlike anything I've seen this year.
4.75/5
- George McCann
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