Opinion by: Jake Boeding

Have sex, do drugs, get money, repeat.  So is the life of Jordan Belfort, a stockbroker who, instead of playing by the rules, changes the rules to make his life better, or worse depending on how you look at the situation.  However, with the means of changing these rules being highly illegal, Belfort’s fall from grace is imminent.  The film Wolf of Wall Street, directed by Martin Scorsese documents this rags to riches back to rags story of Belfort, played by Leonardo DiCaprio.  It’s a movie full of cursing (over 500 f-bombs, the most in any non-documentary film), shocking sex, and a ludicrous amount of drug usage but, Wolf of Wall Street is one of the best films to grace the silver screen in the past few months.

Now with all of the outrageous content in this movie it’s hard to believe that it’s one of the best, but the content is used artistically to show just how ridiculous Belfort’s life really is so well that it is hard to justify NOT putting the explicit scenes in the movie.  Every drug used, every curse word said, each scene has meaning and contributes to the portrayal of the shameful life Belfort created for himself.  However, the average moviegoer should still be cautious about this film.  Wolf of Wall Street was originally rated an NC-17 film (frankly, it still probably should be one), so it is highly suggested to mentally prepare yourself (not for just the scenes, but also the fact that this is a three hour long movie).

The greatest part of Wolf of Wall Street lies with its front man, DiCaprio.  Arguably the best performance of his life, DiCaprio leaves the audience convinced that he was actually Jordan Belfort in real life.  Every “drug,” word, step, and other action DiCaprio takes as Belfort feels scarily real, and could also be considered actions bringing him closer to his first Academy Award.  Seriously, DiCaprio is THAT good in this movie.

Wolf of Wall Street is raunchy, disgusting, and just downright awesome.  However, to avoid awkward situations with random folks you just met by sitting next to one another in the theater, the Wolf of Wall Street earns the Boeding Buzz rating of:  FUTURE RENTAL.

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