disappointing

Rating: 4/10 (29 March 2014)

I asked IMDb to show male versus female reviewers, and though I can't say I studied it with a magnifying glass, it seemed to me that men in general liked this film and women hated it.
I'm a woman, and I hated it.
Here's why. It's too long. I don't think packing a film full of nudity, sex, and foul language make a film important. Let me say right up front, I don't have a problem with any of it in a film, but to me, this film wasn't much else. And if I can be blunt, Martin Scorsese's presence doesn't make a film important either. He has done some films that are magnificent and some that leave me cold. This leaves me cold.
Leonardo DiCaprio is one of the finest actors of his generation, and I love him in everything, including in this as Jordan Belfort, a high living stock broker and con artist. He gives a fabulous performance. All the performances are good, and the cast is top notch. It includes Matthew McConaughey, Jonah Hill, Rob Reiner, Kyle Chandler, and Joanna Lumley, to name a few.
I loved a few things in this movie, though it did not hold my interest for three hours. The scenes trying to get the money into Switzerland were priceless, the infomercial was fabulous, the scene in the boat during the bad weather, fantastic. Scorsese builds a lot of humor into this and views the chicanery of these jerks through a lens where they look like buffoons.
This is based on a true story, so Jordan Belfort keeps on making money. He got a million for the film rights and paid back $21,000 to his investors who are owed $200 million. He isn't paying anyone back. But I guess he has the Midas touch, and he can count Scorsese as his latest con.