Brilliant

Rating: 10/10 (20 January 2014)

I can't think of any other word to describe this film because that's just what it is, brilliant. Leonardo portrayed Jordan Belfort perfectly. His performance was believable and not in any way over the top. The scene where Naomi tells him he wants a divorce is one of the best pieces of acting I have ever seen from him. Together, Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio did an excellent job showing the change in Jordan throughout the film as he gets more and more money-crazed. At pretty much 3 hours, it's quite a long film but I found myself so completely enthralled by the story that I didn't notice the long time frame. I didn't think this movie was something I would enjoy because I never enjoy movies with large amounts of drugs and sex but it's definitely one of the best movies I've seen all year (Including 2013). I 100% recommend this film, it's absolutely brilliant.