"Drowning in an ever flowing fountain of unflinching dark comedy, Scorsese unleashes a complete and total assault on the senses through this wickedly provocative and unashamedly over the top decimation of exuberant excess.
Based on the autobiography of morally contemptuous stock broker Jordan Belfort, this unflinching drama grabs you by the neck from the get go and keeps a firm grip for three solid hours.
The unregulated chaos veers almost into sensory overload territory, yet under the keen veteran eye of Scorsese there is method in the madness as we follow the ever increasing antics of Belfort and his friends as the stakes and gluttony only increase as time goes by.
It's hard to make such a repugnant character a sympathetic one, but Dicaprio is wonderfully over the top and clearly reveling in the borderline absurdity of how exaggerated his performances allows.
He is wickedly comedic and bounces off Jonah Hill fantastically - every scene is peppered with some form of visual or verbal interaction that immediately grabs you; there is never a dull interlude despite the lengthy runtime.
Strap in for a wild ride"
- 8.5/10
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