The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

An insightful yet testing drama, The Wolf of Wall Street is about a successful investment broker who becomes immensely wealthy by trading, questionably, over a number of years. He lives a decadent life complete with a supermodel wife, luxury cars, yachts and a mansion. Unfortunately his lifestyle of excess also comes with its share of undesirables ranging from international fraud charges to despair and drug addiction. A comfortable Leonardo DiCaprio and a well-chosen rock soundtrack helps to guide this roller-coaster however it remains a generally vulgar experience stretched over an unnecessarily long runtime. In the end, this is neither a cautionary tale nor one of redemption - it lacks any real anchor but it's worth seeing into that crazy world just once.

6.5/10