Sorry for the delay on this review but
films going for big-time awards take a while to get to Mexican territory. This
one is for Martin Scorsese's 'THE WOLF OF WALL STREET'.
*WARNING* This review is about a rated 'R'
film and it is not only for its strong language but for its sequences of drug
use and high sexual content.
THIS REVIEW ISN'T FOR ALL AUDIENCES. READER
DISCRETION IS ADVICED.
By Edgar Perez, Chief Editor.
Based on the real life story of Jordan Belfort, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, this picture tells the story of an
intelligent, aggressive and capable man.
The narrative and the voiceover, on top of
a daring script that spared nothing, help the film to be interesting and funny
at all times.
The main plot is as follows:
'XXXXXX' is the founder of the stockbroker
company Stratton Oakmont, which doesn't exactly do everything by the book or
legally, for that matter. His personal life is an ocean-full of addictions, sex
and more money than he can count. Not even a beautiful wife at home can stop
him from living a life on the edge. When FBI agent Patrick Denham, played by
Kyle Chandler, finds out about the company and it's way of doing business,
things will get complicated for its owner and his colleagues.
Analysis and opinion:
If the warning wasn't enough- THIS FILM IS
ONLY FOR ADULTS. The sexual content is very high, the amount of drugs consumed
by practically every character is incredible and the language used is almost
trashy.
An extreme situations-filled life, full of
frauds and limitless had to be told with audacity and Scorsese achieved it
without a hitch. The picture, which is almost 180 minutes long, is never boring,
quite the opposite, it is very entertaining and even fun.
The main characters, played by DiCaprio and
Jonah Hill as Donnie Azoff, are top-notch. They use their experience like never
before and give performances that truly paint a picture of two people that did
not know when to say enough.
The technical aspects, especially the art
direction and cinematography, have the level one would expect from a Martin
Scorsese picture.
The screenplay is by far the film's best
aspect. As I mentioned before, it is aggressive, crude, entertaining and very
interesting. Even the simplest or least important sequences do a great job at
showing why the story of these characters needed to be told.
This film is going for the big ones at the
Academy Awards in March. If it doesn't win it will be for what other films did
and not for anything it didn't.
9.5/10 GOOD POPCORN FUN!
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