The Wolf of Wall Street
"Let me tell you something. There's no nobility in poverty. I've been a
poor man, and I've been a rich man. And I choose rich every f***ing
time." -Jordan Belfort
Karma will eventually catch up to you. You may not be worrying about while you're in the moment but you will know when it hits you. It will hit you like Babe Ruth swinging a bat to the back of your head. You will be hurt, you will fall, and, whether or not you learn from your mistake, you will not recover OR you will help others not commit the same mistake that you made. In any case, karma has its process and you will not like it. THEN, there are the people who can get away with less damage than they caused. This is where Jordan Belfort comes in.
The Wolf of Wall Street, directed by the great Martin Scorsese, stars the academy award nominated actor Leonardo DiCaprio as the infamous Jordan Belfort, who created a brokerage firm which led to him making his fortune by defrauding wealthy investors out of millions (don't do this kids! It's ILLEGAL).
He isn't in it alone, however. He has help from his trusted partner-in-crime Donnie Azoff (Jonah Hill, who wears the most insane fake teeth ever) and his gang of brokers to rip off the wealthy. While all of this is happening, FBI agent Patrick Denham (Kyle Chandler) is on to his scheme and uncovers all of Belfort's wrongdoings. Suffice to say, this isn't your typical happy movie. I mean, it's a Martin Scorsese movie, so don't expect to not cringe and to not feel confused.
^Congrats Leo, congrats^
^Seriously...those teeth...^
If you do not know the story of Jordan Belfort before watching this movie (as I didn't), he basically got what he deserved in the end. A 4 year sentence. However, he only served 22 months of that 4 year sentence and then started working as a speaker for people who want to work in sales. Yeah. Wrap your head around that. This was a huge slap in the face to the legal system and for society.
OK.
So let me first tell you that this movie broke the record for the movie
with the most F-bombs. DO NOT LET YOUR KID WATCH THIS FILM. Plain and
simple.
So with all that said, I truly believe that The Wolf of Wall Street is one of Martin Scorsese's best films to date, up there with GoodFellas, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and The Departed. His depiction of drugs, sex, swearing, and the fall of a man is where Mr. Scorsese shines. It is SUCH a shame that Leonardo DiCaprio did not get his first Oscar win with this film. He is such a fantastic actor.
Here are the Academy Award categories that The Wolf of Wall Street got nominated for:
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Leonardo Dicaprio
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Jonah Hill
- Best Achievement in Directing - Martin Scorsese
- Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay - Terence Winter
- Best Motion Picture of the Year
^Leo knows^
Despite not winning an Oscar, it still got nominated for 5 Oscars (a hard enough feat to do anyway).
This is a near perfect biopic in my opinion. Martin Scorsese can do no wrong. From the magnificent performances of the very talented Leonardo DiCaprio playing Jordan Belfort and the gorgeous Margot Robbie playing Belofort's wife, Naomi Lapaglia, to the dramatic scenes between Belfort and Denham and the Hilarious scenes of the psychotropic drug called Quaalude, The Wolf of Wall Street is arguably Leonardo DiCaprio's best performance and Martin Scorsese's best film by far since possibly The Departed in 2006.
^They're so happy together^
I'm sorry this review seems somewhat shorter than my other reviews, but there really isn't anything bad to say about The Wolf of Wall Street.
Pro
- The stand out performances from the entire cast, especially from Leonardo DiCaprio
- Martin Scorsese does it again and brings us an instant classic
- Quaalude scenes
- Broke the record for most amount of "f**ks" in any movie
- One of the best Biopics to date
- None
Watch the trailer here
The Wolf of Wall Street is on Blu-ray and Netflix now
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