Solid Film But Not Greatness

Rating: 8/10 (11 April 2017)

Miles Teller and Jonah Hill are stellar co-stars. The film itself borrows from 'Boiler Room', 'Pain and Gain', 'Wanted' and 'The Wolf of Wall Street'. A glamorized all-American, alpha male story of rising up out of everyday life and getting rich. Like all these movies, a downfall or the tide turning is to be expected. It's a good movie, a solid movie but it's not all-time great. It's funny but not as funny as you'd expect. It even abandons comedy altogether for drama in the third act. The movie is well-paced and definitely worth the watch.