Writers: Terence Winter, Jordan Belfort
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie
Leonardo DiCaprio plays the role of Jordan Belfort, a wall street broker, who used pump and dump tactics to make money through his clients by dealing in penny stocks. He was a drug and sex addict and its a no holds barred film from Scorsese after his tame children's film that was 'Hugo'.
Even though the film is three hours long, you won't feel the length as it is hilarious all the way through. There are number of great set-piece scenes like the McConaughey one, cerebral palsy phase scene, FBI in the Yacht scene etc. The entire film is driven by Belfort's narration especially the first hour and you can see him breaking the fourth wall frequently like in 'House of Cards' and it is done seamlessly without feeling too expositionary. It is a great watch but I don't think it is one which people will feel the need to re-watch anytime soon. Loved the nod to Godfather with him having two guards named Rocco.
Many people have questioned the morality depicted in the film. Well they can do one as the film is not in anyways required to take a stand or send a message.
Rating: 4/5
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