Excess All Areas

Rating: 6/10 (26 November 2018)

Which side of the camera was the cocaine on, exactly? Because I can't believe that someone would have made this kaleidoscope of sleaze without chemical stimulation. Obnoxious characters, performances so hyper and over the top they make Jim Carrey as the Riddler look like he was playing in Waiting For Godot. Plus points are Margot Robbie - a fabulous performance - and some very funny lines/situations. I am normally left totally cold by depictions of drug experiences, but the scene where Belfort's quaaludes belatedly kick in is hilarious. Belfort being eviscerated by his first wife, then his second (Robbie) also raised a belly laugh, and the fact that the movie honestly addressed his "rat" status was refreshing. It actually didn't feel too long to me at almost three hours - but sometimes it does feel like drowning in a vat of Tiramisu. Everything is turned up to 11.