An over the top "Comedy"

Rating: 7/10 (2 September 2014)

Leonardo DiCaprio acts great in this movie, Jonah Hill, acts his usual self, trying to be funny, but ultimately failing. The cinematography is good, but a movie like this one was too quirky for its own good. Way over the top with every theme in the film.
Another issue I had with this film was the glamorization of, really, just a bad human being (Jordan Belfort). The consequences don't seem to effect the protagonist much, and really I can't root for a man that doesn't seem to be effected, and only cares about money. Scorsese also decided to add comedy an autobiographical crime movie. Which works sometimes, but really this story shouldn't be one of comedy, we shouldn't laugh at the things that happen to the characters, and think its all just a big joke. In particular there is a scene where Jonah Hill and Leo's character decide to take Quaaludes. A form of drug. What insues is, again, and over the top scene where Jonah Hill is choking, and pretty much jeopardizing the well being of Jordan Belfort. I didn't even smirk, cause I didn't know this scene was supposed to be funny. What in the world? This scene was supposed to be comedic? I don't know what Scorsese was thinking when he made this movie, but it fall short.
The movie did however have some quirky moments, and I will say it is entertaining to watch, and the acting is great from most of the cast, but this obsession with over the top moments, and unnecessary comedy parts makes this movie just decent. -6/10