I plan on seeing the movie again this evening.
LOL...I've been browsing the internets and apparently it was something to behold. When I got back to the theater Jordan Belfort had already made it back to the house.
Baumer - let me ask you this, did you see Belfort as a villain?
I agree with this quote from a Slate review:
It may be great cinema to document his exploits, but there's a fine line between satirizing Wall Street's excess and celebrating Belfort's lifestyle. Put simply, the film could have done a better job making Belfort look like a villain.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/business_insider/2013/12/25/_the_wolf_of_wall_street_reviewed_by_bankers.html
The reason why I gave it a B was that I thought Scorcese's balance between the excesses and consequences was imbalanced. Sure, the last 30 minutes or so, everything came crashing to a head but he lived an immensely enjoyable life up to that point. He then got out of jail and apparently has a successful career as a motivational speaker. I'm all for redemption but I wonder how young financiers will view this film. He seems to have gotten off pretty easily after living the alpha male lifestyle for so long at the expense of ordinary people.