Review of The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) by Thenthomwaslike — 22 Jan 2014
Well written, well acted, and creatively shot. Jonah Hill had a hilarious character that branched pretty far from his usual shtick. The color palettes on screen would pop but still looked blanched when in a working environment which made for a cool if subtle effect.
The domestic violence seemed very realistic without becoming overly sentimental, which sounds evil but works for such an unabashedly greed consumed character arch. The music choices became a problem in the second half of the movie.
Playing the food fighters in an otherwise oscarworthy film was a huge mistake, it was out of place, and most aggregiously a song that came out decades after the time period portrayed. There was another song that starts with a call and response toward the end (which I won't spoil) that also seemed very out of place and disrupted the flow of the movie.
This review of The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) was written by Thenthomwaslike on 22 Jan 2014.
The Wolf of Wall Street has generally received very positive reviews.
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