I've been formulating my thoughts on this movie for a while now - and though they're still not ready for primetime, this post is enough for me to say something. The movie is terrible. Start to finish, I never cared about a character - they had no depth. The cinematography was vanilla. The dialog was contrived. I love Leo, but just yelling a lot, swearing profusely and blowing cocaine into a hooker's ass does not good acting make. He's not terrible - he's just…. loud. And here's the real "shame on me" of the whole thing. I read nothing about the film before I went. I figured that between Marty, Leo, and the rest of the gang, this was a surefire hit. I didn't know it was based on a real life guy. I didn't realize that the rank, misogynistic sex acts would dominate the movie. I hate to sound like a prude- but it was just so filthy and base. I think the real kicker for me - and again - shame on me for not doing some reading before viewing this thing. I agree with the author's plea" This is a real dude. He really screwed people over. He really lived like that. And he really is not in jail, and he really is a motivational speaker, and he really isn't making full restitution, and I really bought a ticket to a movie about his life. I felt like the biggest chump when it was over and I realized I was just another sucker putting a buck in this dude's pocket. Shame on me Marty, but shame on you.I urge each and every human being in America NOT to support this film, because if you do, you're simply continuing to feed the Wolves of Wall Street.
Huh. I was under the impression that this movie drew its power to critique this character and story by displaying all of the excess sans lasting consequences, -just like real life. Though I've read that is debatable, and some see it as celebrating it. Now I want to see it all the more to find out.
I can't tell you enough how bland the film is. What it lacks in character depth and decent cinematography, it attempts to make up for with T&A - and there's a lot of it - and it's awkward and ugly and terrible. I can overlook a lot of nastiness to appreciate a film for visual or aural beauty, or for characters that amount to something - but this movie has nothing to offer. At least nothing I could appreciate.