So that's where all our money went

Rating: 10/10 (25 January 2014)

I love this movie more than any in recent memory. I like it even more than "The Hobbit", it takes my first viewing of "Star Wars" to edge it out.
Wolf​ is both​ ​first-rate and​ hilarious. I laughed more than in any comedy I remember. The scene of him getting high on Quaaludes and then driving his car is a classic. Who knew Leonardo DiCaprio could play funny with a straight face and his portrayal of a Wall Street stockbroker is both dazzling and spellbinding. That the story is based on an autobiographical book by the real Jordan Belfort just adds poignancy and weight to the movie. I will be seeing this movie again.
Another reviewer said: "By far the Best Movie of the Year, Best Actor, Best Director". No argument from me. This movie has Oscar written all over it.
The movie is also a frightening expose about what went wrong with our economy in the last decade. These arrogant greed mongers all deserve jail time and the loss of their ill gotten gains.
I knew someone who worked for a brokerage firm and ​he ​describes the floor just the way it was presented in the movie​. He was even told to ramp up the enthusiasm by jumping onto his desk. He said he made a lot of money but got out because of his conscience. I heard a stockbroker on the radio today saying he expected to find some redeeming value in his work but there isn't any, that it's a soulless scramble for money. He went into business for himself so he could bring integrity to his work.