![]() I don't want to give it away, but let's just say the opening scene features DiCaprio in a compromising position with a prostitute and a straw that may or may not be shoved somewhere where the sun doesn't shine. In fact, there was an elderly couple sitting about 3 seats away from us. let us warn you: this movie is not for the easily offended. Actually, most of the acting is pretty good and is almost a side note to the copious amounts of blow and hookers. He offers one of the best performances in the film for his portrayal of Donnie Azoff. Jonah Hill is actually really good in this movie, if not over-the-top. DiCaprio almost manages to make this guy sort of likable. It just sort of drags in some areas.you feel like the movie might finally be wrapping up, but then wait, there's more!Īs much as I deplore the main character for his scandalous, drug-induced, scheming, cheating ways, Leonardo DiCaprio does a stellar job as Belfort in this true-life saga. A lot of Scorsese movies don't feel as long as they are, but for some reason, this one does. 3 hours with extreme detail, good lord, Marty, reign it in! And boy, it felt like it. We know the above synopsis is long, but this movie is lonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnger. This might just be Leonardo DiCaprio's year, folks.Īctually, I find it mildly outrageous that he doesn't already have an Academy Award. This life of excess leads to divorce, remarriage, an investigation by the SEC and FBI, and many other problems for Belfort. With more money than he knows what to do with, he begins to do hardcore drugs like cocaine and Quaaludes he also throws huge, lavish parties, has sex with prostitutes and other random women, and lives a life of pure overabundance. Jordan finds a way to do this and begins to earn millions. He hires on his friends and teaches them all this technique, at first selling to small-time investors, but later, his wife suggests he try to sell penny stocks to investors who usually only deal in blue-chip stock. Jordan devises a technique which allows him to earn large sums of money and eventually opens his own firm, Stratton Oakmont. Penny stocks allowed brokers to receive 50% commission per transaction as opposed to blue-chip stocks, which offer considerably less. When Jordan takes his first call, he sells a huge amount of stock with little effort. Most of the guys who work at this firm don't have a lot of experience selling stocks. With the assistance of his wife Teresa (Cristin Milioti), he applies for a job at a small investment firm selling penny stocks. After Black Monday, Belfort loses his first Wall Street job and is broke. Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a young go-getter trying to make his way as a broker on Wall Street. ![]()
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