The Wolf of Wall Street

Scorsese. Need I say more?


This flick is about a young man who becomes caught up in the lure of Wall Street in the 80’s. We all remember this, right? “Greed is good.” How about gluttony is great!

The plot is really self-explanatory so I won’t waste your time on a synopsis. Having said that – this movie, as stated before is a Scorsese film, it’s three (3) hours long, mind you most of his films are an hour too long – this one is three hours too long. Yes, one hundred and eighty minutes of sex, drugs, money, and no consequences what so ever. Lots of nudity, lots of sex, lots of drug use, and a record breaking use of the “F” bomb at 506 times. It is well acted and the overall feel is totally reminiscent of GoodFellas, the problem is that it isn’t as engaging. The mob and mafia movies in general have some sort of allure and mystic. Wall Street doesn’t – and with the current state of the economy and the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act it is a tad difficult to care about the “under belly” of Wall Street.

If you like Scorsese this is for you.

*1/2 Barely Rentable

Rated R (let your imagination run wild -- should have been NC-17)