In his breaking of the fourth wall, to his long but completely engaging monologues about life, money, and greed, it's the most assured and compelling work by the actor to date. I've never seen him truly "go for it" in a way that he exhibits as Jordan Belfort. A lot of the credit of the film's overall success has to be awarded to Leonardo DiCaprio. All of which seem to be having the time of their lives. Scorsese puts together an all-star cast to inhabit these beings that includes DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Matthew McConaughey, Jon Bernathal, and Kyle Chandler. They're like the frat pack group that sat in a corner on my college campus, being loud and obnoxious, and made terrible life choices that they still aren't aware of until this day. Scorsese keeps Wolf life-size, sprinkled with characters that are both geniuses and morons, but functioning morons. That's a testament to Scorsese's outstanding direction and Terence Winter's masterful screenplay. Natural comparisons will fly to Oliver Stone's Wall Street which is accurate but you can see subtle hints of films like Trading Places, Glengarry Glen Ross, and even American Psycho. The Wolf of Wall Street is a black comedy, giving hints of drama. Watching the destruction of Jordan acted as a documentarian's insight that felt like I was watching "Intervention" without the family that cares. In his tenure trading (and stealing), Jordan marries, divorces, does drugs, marries again, does even more drugs, makes solid friendships, and believe it or not, does a lot more drugs. Telling the story of Jordan Belfort, a young Wall Street broker that gets involved in drugs, money, and even more drugs during the 80's and 90's.
Expertly paced with intelligent moral questions presented, The Wolf of Wall Street is one of the best films of the year. Much more than just laughs, it turns on the dramatic elements early enough in the film to warrant considerable reactions about the choices of our key characters. A comedic epic that studies the behavior and cultures of a time in America, feels like the uncovering of a time capsule that was buried and dug up to give insight into our current financial crisis. At one-minute shy of three hours, I was both engaged and hypnotized nearly the entire duration. It also presents Academy Award nominee Leonardo DiCaprio in possibly his finest acting performance of his career.
His newest and most refreshing effort he's contributed to the world of cinema in years, The Wolf of Wall Street is a roaring thrill ride that is both absolutely hilarious and meticulously constructed. But with the FBI watching him like a hawk, how long will Belfort and Azoff be able to maintain their elaborate wealth and luxurious lifestyles? - halo1k Belfort ultimately comes up with a scheme to stash their cash in a European bank. With the FBI onto Belfort's trading schemes, he devises new ways to cover his tracks and watch his fortune grow. That ultimately leads to Belfort featured on the cover of Forbes Magazine, being called "The Wolf Of Wall St.". They draw attention like no other, throwing lavish parties for their staff when they hit the jackpot on high trades. As their status grows, so do the amount of substances they abuse, and so do their lies. So much that companies file their initial public offerings through them. Their company quickly grows from a staff of 20 to a staff of more than 250 and their status in the trading community and Wall Street grows exponentially. In the early 1990s, Jordan Belfort teamed with his partner Donny Azoff and started brokerage firm Stratton Oakmont.
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