A fun movie, no much more than that

Rating: 7/10 (10 May 2014)

I'll start saying that I liked this movie, is fun and doesn't have the typical Hollywood filters and censure, that makes it authentic and explicit (sometimes that's good, or at least fun). It reminded me a lot to "Fear and loathing in Las Vegas" which I love. That said, I don't think it is the masterpiece that most of the critics are proclaiming. DiCaprios acting is undeniably good, he's being growing up as an actor for many years and he has made very clear that he can make a movie good on his own, and this is one of those cases. The support actors are good in their roles (especially the short but excellent part of McConaughey) but the irreplaceable here is Di Caprio, he steals the show. Not much more than a showcase of fun events involving a group of drug addicts enjoying excess in every way possible, and how they go to hell for what they do. From my point of view, not a great story, and it could have been shorter too... Photography wasn't anything exceptional neither. But the good writing (even if it's a bit repetitive as a consequence of being so long) made me enjoy this movie a lot.
Very good acting and writing, good/average photography and story.
The movie is really good fun, if you have 3 hours to spend watching it!!