Martin Scorsese : Is that name not enough a compelling reason to rush to the theaters? 'The Wolf of Wall Street' is the latest jewel in the crown of the genius filmmaker. This time he chooses to tell the riveting 'rags to riches' tale of the real life stock broker Jordan Belfort, based on the memoir written by Belfort himself.
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Soon after Belfort starts his career as a stock-broker, he loses his job after the 1987 stock market crash. But in no time he figures out a way to make big bucks by selling worthless penny stocks . He starts his stock trading firm, hires a bunch of 'good-for-nothing' chaps and trains them well . There begins his extraordinary journey which transforms him into a maniac billionaire. He snorts cocaine off his girl's bosoms, hires prostitutes, buys a luxury yacht to his wife as the wedding present, sinks that very yacht , crashes Lamborghini and even tries to bribe the FBI officer. There doesn't seem to any limit to his insanity. Belfort represents the inner-black-desire of each one of us and you would feel jealous of his lifestyle.
Leonardo DiCaprio has time and again proved what a terrific actor he is (Blood Diamonds, catch Me if You Can, Departred, Aviator, Shutter Island...and the list goes on). He does the complete justice to the complex character of Belfort. The work of supporting cast has been equally impressive, especially Jonah Hill ( 21 Jump Street fame ).
My Rating : 4.5/5
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