Excellent - Deserves many Oscar nods

Rating: 10/10 (23 January 2014)

There isn't much that I can add to the positive reviews that I've read here, except to say that in my opinion it is both Scorcese's and DiCapprio's best work. I saw the Spanish dubbed version of the film, and it was excellent, but I hope to see it in English at some point in the future. It would appear that some reviewers were turned off by the sex and drug scenes, obviously the movie is not to be enjoyed by all. As for my own personal bias, I believe the movie gives an entertaining depiction of how some portion of the 1% elect to spend their money, and, reading that the real life Mr. Bedfort only spent 22 months in prison, something of an indirect commentary of the failings of judicial systems to adequately punish fraud. Of course, the lesson applies to Spain and many other countries experiencing corruption as well as the US.
Overall, the performance was excellent and the three hours that I spent watching the movie was a great investment of my time.