Not funny enough, and not serious enough. A mess.

Rating: Null/10 (2 January 2014)

I'm a fan of crude--I've got no problems with nudity, sex, drug use, foul language, etc. But this movie tried to be two things and failed at both. It's listed and well reviewed as a comedy, but it's not very funny. It tries too hard because it's simply not witty, almost throughout. The writer, Terrence Winter's funniest contributions to culture were Sister, Sister and Xena: Warrior Princess (4 episodes combined). That's fail #1.
The attempt at being a cautionary tale is fail #2. Most people walked away amused, maybe disgusted. But who walked away with any genuine anger or sadness after this movie? Maybe a handful of people. The duped investors, and society at large are the victims of the crimes shown on screen, but you never see them, never feel their pain. There isn't even a character to develop on screen in that respect.
I would've rather they'd gone all out with glorifying the crimes on screen, with actual funny dialogue and creative scenarios--that would've require another writer for sure. I would've been thrilled by that. But this movie wasn't funny, and it wasn't cautionary either. It was just a hyped up mess of a movie.
This was a painted up trollop version of Boiler Room. Go watch that instead.