Disappointment, but it was to be expected

Rating: 7/10 (26 March 2014)

I'm sorry to say but for the first time, the critics were pretty spot on with this. The acting performances of both Leonardo DeCaprio and Jonah Hill were top notch and most definitely worthy of the accolades they have received, but the movie it self seemed like it was on massive quantities of drugs. It was a great story, but it was told in such a choppy manner, some of the scenes were so over the top I felt like I was watching another Tucker Maxx movie. I was really hoping for more. Great acting (Rob Reiner deserved an Oscar nomination too)...OK movie...and it was WAY too long!!! I don't know how he did it, but Scorsese managed to drag this out for almost 3 full hours. He couldn't do a 3 hour version of Goodfellas or The Departed, but managed to extend the life of this for 3 hours? Again, I was really hoping for more.