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Wolf of Wall Street, The (18)

Wolf of Wall Street, The (18)

Biography, Comedy, Crime

Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stockbroker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.


The critical consensus

It’s refreshing, if a little surprising, to see such a distinguished director taking such a crude and irreverent approach.

****(*)Geoffrey Macnab, The Independent, 17/12/2013

So many directors have built a career from ripping off Scorsese; it's hard to begrudge Scorsese wanting a piece of the pie. He gives us a film that is polished and punchy, chock-full of beans and throwing out sparks. He's enjoying himself and the fun is infectious.

****(*)Xan Brooks, The Guardian, 17/12/2013

Despite the US censors trimming back the screwing and swearing, this is an audacious, riotous epic. Scorsese and DiCaprio’s fifth and best pairing, it’s liable to give the Academy a heart attack.

*****Rob James, Total Film, 13/12/2013

More than simple fun, this is perhaps the best Scorsese film since Goodfellas.

Calum Marsh, Little White Lies, 17/12/2013

Scorsese's funniest and most focused film in a long time, a jet-black sex and drug-soaked comedy featuring a bravura performance by Leonardo DiCaprio.

*****Damon Wise, Empire Online, 13/01/2014

As you watch a numbed man lose all his basic motor skills to a big chemical rush, you can’t help feeling that The Wolf Of Wall Street also needed to cut back on the meds.

***(*)(*)Siobhan Synnot, The Scotsman, 12/01/2014

Verdict: Memorable, morally flawed biopic.

***(*)(*)Brian Viner, Daily Mail, 16/01/2014

The Wolf of Wall Street ends up feeling like a penny stock that’s been over-valued.

**(*)(*)(*)Alistair Harkness, The Scotsman, 18/01/2014

The star hoovers up every scene as hungrily as Belfort consumes cocaine, charging from one crazy episode to the next. It's a tour de force.

****(*)Henry Fitzherbert, Daily Express, 16/01/2014

Although DiCaprio and Jonah Hill play their conniving personas with fatuous tenacity, what’s most striking (and depressingly so) is how the law favours the wealthy – not the victims.

****(*)Callum Madge, TVBomb, 20/01/2014

Like its central character, The Wolf of Wall Street is too busy reveling in excess to consider the moral complexities with any depth.

***(*)(*)Eddie Harrison, The List, 16/01/2014

In the same way that the violence in Scorsese's gangster films becomes sickening, so too does the misanthropy, misogyny and naked self-interest in this one. If you find yourself enjoying it too much, you either already work in cut-throat finance or should probably consider a career move.

****(*)Laurence Phelan, The Independent, 17/01/2014

The Wolf of Wall Street does not quite have the subtlety and richness of Scorsese's very best work, but what an incredibly exhilarating film: a deafening and sustained howl of depravity.

****(*)Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 16/01/2014

By the time the real Belfort gets a final-reel cameo, introducing his alter ego on stage as the now-reborn "world's greatest sales trainer!", you can't help but wish that Joe Pesci had been on hand to ask them all if they thought he was funny.

Mark Kermode, The Observer, 19/01/2014


Features about Wolf of Wall Street, The (18)

Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street: Where bankers are the new gangsters

Geoffrey Macnab, The Independent, 13/12/2013

Jordan Belfort: The real Wolf of Wall Street

Nikhil Kumar, The Independent, 20/12/2013

Nothing succeeds like excess: The Wolf of Wall Street tells the story of Jordan Belfort

Anna Pukas, Daily Express, 02/01/2014

Tale of Wolf set to make killing

Stephen McGinty, The Scotsman, 10/01/2014

'Not sure if view of bankers can sink any lower'

Katie Allen, The Guardian, 15/01/2014

Where and when?

General release. Check local listings for show times.

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