Rating: ★★★
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Since hitting the UK big screen in early 2014, The Wolf Of
Wall Street has become a box office sensation, topping both America and the UK.
Directed by the great auteur Martin Scorsese and featuring big names such as
the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, Matthew McConaughey
and Jonah Hill; the film was guaranteed to become a huge success. Yet with
explicit scenes of sex, swearing and drug taking, the film has caused outrage
to many, leading us to question, is this film just one big fantasy orgy or is
there more than meets the eye?
Based on a true story, big-time dreamer Jordan Belfort
(DiCaprio) takes on a stockbroker job in Wall Street, looking to rake in
dollars and fuel his addiction to money. Here he meets his maverick boss Mark
Hanna (McConaughey) who tells him the only way to succeed
in this business is through hookers and drugs. So Belfort follows in his
footsteps, eventually starting up his own brokerage with pal Donnie
(Jonah Hill) - Stratton Oakmont Inc. However, the business is not all above board,
scamming small companies, engaging in fraud and money laundering. With the cops
becoming ever more suspicious, Belfort and colleagues strive to escape the eyes
of the law, with the ever present lure of money preventing a clean break. Inevitability
they were caught; Belfort serving his time.
