A True Masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (12 February 2016)

Scorsese is always named among one of the great filmmakers...and why shouldn't he be? He's made tons of masterful, acclaimed, and overall classic films. Even his documentaries are amazing (my personal favorite of all his films is actually the concert doc "The Last Waltz"). He also supports a lot of rare and classic films (just look at his World Cinema project and the two film history documentaries he made, one focusing on Italian cinema and one on American cinema), and, in interviews, expresses his true love for film, which I must admit I share with him.
I've seen hundreds of comedy films, and few are nearly as hilarious as this film, and there are few films that are over 2 1/2 hours that are as entertaining and enjoyable as this film.
At times it may seem like "The Wolf of Wall Street" glorifies Jordan Belfort's criminal lifestyle. Well...so what? All of this glorification ultimately ends in darkness. Anybody complaining that the film encourages this lifestyle obviously skipped the last 30 minutes. Trust me when I say the last half hour is extremely intense and emotional, a complete change of tone compared to the rest of the film.
And, this last note is to all of the reviewers that like to give films like this 1 star and then title their review "Disappointing". Please, lower your expectations or something! You can have your opinion, but isn't 1 star a bit harsh. This is a film that is very well shot/made and has some great acting!