The Wolf on Wall Street
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matthew McConaughey, Jonah Hill
Rating: A-
Continuing with the trend of this year's awards movies and beating expectations, The Wolf on Wall Street is a much better movie than I thought it would be. By now the word is out. There is heavy drug use, nudity, and profanity. I was led to believe all three were liberally sprinkled through the movie. While this is not untrue, the manner in which the debauchery was described to me led me to believe that it would bring down the movie's value. On the contrary, I felt all of the benders (no matter the sort) flowed well with the movie and aided in telling the story. It was believable that all of the parties and binges happened.
The film was long, but I didn't find myself stuck in moments that would seemingly not end. I do feel the movie should have been shorter, but I wouldn't cut the obscene content out just to accomplish that goal. I made it about 3/4 the way through the movie before I wondered when it would end, and then sure enough the story began to quickly wrap itself up at that point.
If you look deep and take into consideration what you're watching you will notice some great elements coming together. As far as acting goes, sure it is probably fun to act super intoxicated, but there is so much more depth to the characters. They are sad, they panic, the worry, the spiral out of control. All that is in addition to the elated and euphoric states they experience while high. I also appreciated how the music aided in the storytelling and illuminated important moments.
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