After reading the book(s)..the movie was disappointing

Rating: 7/10 (16 January 2014)

When I read the books (the wolf., and Catching the wolf) I remember thinking this would be a great Scorsese movie, even before I knew he was gonna make it. The first book especially has Scorsese written all over it. Now, I understand fully, the way some characters are missing, etc.. So, that's not my complain. My complain is that Jordan Belfort like Henry Hill are "lovable" cause they are you average low-lifes who end up with lots of money. So, they border on the cool side..But you get the feeling their coolness has a time clock and it's gonna end soon. In the movie goodfellas you get that feeling, and the book 'Wolf' you get that same feeling from Jordan. I love DiCaprio (I think in movies like Departed he oozes charisma, and in "Total Eclipse" He IS RIMBAUD, as I've always imaged him-freaking flawless performance). But in this one, it seems he's playing Belford (60%) of the time and the other 40% he's just being himself. I found it an Empty performance. Maybe he had to many 'yes-man' around, and he lost it. Albeit, the movie was funny in bits. But overall I found it empty. The book was more gritty, the depraved Chinaman was a despicable characters. In every Bo Dielt scene you could smell that Scorsese's new york. In the movie he appears in one fast scene. The racist limo driver was fun. In the movie the only one that shines is Jonah Hill(I was very,very,very,very surprised..I think HE should have won best supporting actor. What a good actor). So, If you've read the book..then don't believe the hype and go see it without expecting much.