THE WOLF OF
WALL STREET
There's not very many occasions I can sit down
and watch a fi lm for 3 hours. The last fi lm I saw
even close to that length was the fi rst Hobbit
fi lm which I just wanted to end. However, on this
occasion I found myself not wanting to clock
check once, The Wolf of Wall Street really is a
fi lm to grab your attention and not just because
it stars Leonardo Dicaprio. The real life story fol-
lows stoke broker Jordan Belfort's rise to wealthy
stoke broker then corresponding fall back to the
bottom. It's hard to believe some of the events
actually happened and like a lot of based on real
event Hollywood fi lms, it didn't. However, a large
majority of the events were true, the most dis-
turbing of which were the scenes where he insist-
ed the captain drive his yacht through a storm,
along with him striking his wife and driving his
car into a garage with his 3 year old daughter in-
side. The fi lm itself is a fascinating portrayal of
what went on at Stratton Oakmont including the
debauchery, drugs and illegality of the business.
There's even a small cameo from Jordan Belfort
right at the end where he introduces the Jordan
Belfort character for the motivational speech.
A fascinating portrayal of what went on at Stratton Oak-
mont including the debauchery, drugs and illegality of the
business.
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