Sunday, May 11, 2014


JBang Reviews present: "The Wolf of Wall Street." The Wolf of Wall Street follows New York Stockbroker Jordan Belfort, portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio, and his rise and fall as result of illegal stock manipulation and so and so. "The Wolf" is a pretty good movie but it is an incredibly LONG one. The movie rolls for exactly 179 minutes and is one minute short from being exactly 3 hours. Although long, it is entertaining in multiple ways. Whether it's from laughing at Jonah Hill and DiCaprio saying and doing stupid stuff or whether it's getting pumped up from the multiple speeches DiCaprio gives to his workers as a form of inspiration, the movie also let you think about " is it really all it's cracked up to be as a rich person living the life of luxury?" There is a certain Yin Yang to this movie. But one thing I couldn't help but dislike in this movie (besides its length) is the excessive sex scenes and drug usage in this movie! I understand...This is a Rated R movie, but come on, if you tallied up all the sex scenes in this movie, you would come up 30 minutes worth of porn (we all know what porn is, so don't be childish about the reference) I would not recommend seeing this movie with your parents but it kind of forces you to do so because of its "R rating." How awkward a situation that would be? Anyway...the way drugs are utilized in this movie serve as a gateway to the movie's funniest moments but also as it got closer to the end, the usage of drugs also served as a gateway to one of its most tense moments. There were many moments in "The Wolf" where I thought it should have ended, but when it finally did, it left me puzzled because it wasn't necessarily a "straight-forward" ending but in a way, it leaves more to the imagination of the viewers that way. And that's a good thing depending on how you see it. I give the "Wolf of Wall Street" a score of 3 out of 5.

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