Oh another orgy? Yawn.

Rating: 7/10 (9 February 2014)

The film does go on a bit. I mean how many drug-fuelled orgies do I want to see in 2/3 hours? One or two would get the (depraved lifestyle) point across but you see a lot more than that. The shock factor wears off and seeing people having sex in an office setting ends up as just boring. You know Jordan is doing wrong but you can't dispute his energy and enthusiasm and what he achieves. And then you wonder if so much energy and enthusiasm is fuelled by living in a moral vacuum.
I left the cinema curiously energised and hating myself for having too many morals. I will never have a yacht with a helipad. I will always have debts. I probably won't ever have a Rolex and Chanel suits. I will never go to prison and hurt people though and I can sleep soundly at night.
Scorsese says this film doesn't glorify Jordan's lifestyle but he's a pretty remorseless character. When I Googled him - there he is in real life, living his new life, bragging about how he is a changed man but somehow I think it may be his (highly enchanting) sales patter that we are seeing rather than real feeling. Would a truly sorry person want to show his face to the camera if he realised how duplicitous he had been? Probably not.
This film is definitely worth watching though, just to see what Leo does with the character and he really does do a good job. I think it's an Oscar-worthy role for Leo. The film just goes on a bit too long with too many tacky scenes but I guess his life was tacky so what else could Scorsese show us? Leo is the best thing about this film. He nailed the character and in my opinion, he's one role closer to an Oscar.