Review of The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) by Mickey D — 22 Jan 2015
Blistering satire of not just Wall Street but, really, capitalism as a whole. Credit to Scorsese for creating an almost 3hr film that never feels like it's dragging; this is some frenetic film-making from a septuagenarian.
Enhanced greatly with a go-for-broke performance by DiCaprio (and most of the cast, really). It's a tricky feat that, as almost every character is an obnoxious waste of human life. Some accuse it of glorifying excess, but you have to be pretty blind not to see that the film is mocking that very excess it appears to revel in.
You need a strong stomach, but it's worth the ride.
This review of The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) was written by Mickey D on 22 Jan 2015.
The Wolf of Wall Street has generally received very positive reviews.
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