Review: The Wolf Of Wall Street

Anything by Martin Scorsese, you just have to watch as this is a man that knows cinema, the history of it and he knows how to entertain the right people.

With this film being an 18 rating, you can expect a lot of controversial moments throughout the film but in an entertaining way that only Scorsese can pull off.

Based on the true story of stockbroker Jordan Belfort, this adrenaline-fuelled film about greed, money, sex and drugs is over-the-top fun from a modern master of cinema.

This may be a story about a horrible man making a staggering amount of money, who is also a sex and drugs addict. But the performance of Belfort played by Leonardo DiCaprio just makes you not necessarily like him, but make you feel entertained by his antics with his many colleagues.
For years many people have been angered about DiCaprio being over-looked in every performance he does. After his win at the Golden Globes last week, this could be a sign of the moment we have all been waiting for.

Other great performances are by Jonah Hill, who plays Belfort's right-hand man. He is definitely being looked seriously after his success with Moneyball in 2011. Another honorable mention is Matthew McConaughey. Despite not having much air-time, his presence is as endearing as DiCaprio's. It was just a shame we only got a bit of it. My final mention was a surprising appearance from someone I did not expect to be in a Scorsese. There was anything to shout about, but just seeing this personality made me smile in amazement. I obviously will not say who it is, as I did not expect it, so I will not spoil it for you.

As well as the performances, another big positive is just the over-blown message the film. It is quite literally greed being shown to the most extreme level. The 3-hours duration just flew by which shows that Scorsese kept the pace really well to not make you look for the time to see how long you  have been in your seat, or what is left of the film.

I do not have any negatives to mention, which you would think that means it's a perfect film. Not necessarily. I was not amazed by it to see it as one of the greatest films I have seen this decade, I just enjoyed it. If I was nit-picking for the sake of it, there were a few odd continuity errors that were noticeable and I do not really look for those types of errors.

Like all Scorsese films, you can tell a genius is at work. Sometimes the controversial moments can get a bit over the top, but I just love it that Scorsese and his team just go to town because being safe just does not work.
I really do hope this is finally DiCaprio's year for winning his first Oscar which has been ridiculously overdue. This film is full of adrenaline and great fun. It deserves all the nominations it gets in award season.

Rating: 8/10