Watching bad people spend other people's money

Rating: 6/10 (9 August 2014)

I must have missed something as I didn't find this film humorous in the slightest. For the best part of three hours we watch despicable leeches making money from innocent investors who have no idea what kind of animals are on the other end of the phone. This is the ugly face of capitalism taken to an extreme. Unfortunately, I suspect that this kind of extremism still exists.
As a film, it's good enough but could have been heavily edited to remove all the tedious orgies and rousing speeches. As I was watching this on blu-ray I fast-forwarded through some of the awful druggy episodes and long-winded treatises.
I have to admit that Leo does a good turn and puts his all into chewing the scenery, and the drugs, and the female talent. Talking of which, Margot Robbie is radiant. She looks amazing and puts in a good performance, although she is sidelined for most of the middle of the film. I hope to see her in many more films to come.
So this is one of those movies which I'm glad I didn't see in the cinema as I'd hate to be trapped in a room with these low-lifes.
Or maybe I'm just jealous...