wolf of wall st.

[Thomas Eckhardt]

"Wolf of Wall Street" may be no "Mean Streets" or "Good Fellas" or ... 
But I found the movie fast, funny and refreshingly immature and 
tasteless. DiCaprio is wonderful as a con man/preacher type. The scene 
where he and his buddy get knocked out by those vintage Quaaludes is a 
classic.

As regards genre, off the cuff I'd file it under satire. But rich has a 
point -- it may very well be just amoral (no genre, I know, I know).

Thomas




Am 18.02.2014 15:51, schrieb rich:
> i know mr. carville is gonna plotz when I say this but what reminded me
> while watching the excessive nonsense that makes up most of this movie
> is reading late Pynchon--two late-stage artists spinning their wheels,
> all excess, mostly drivel, nothing much to say. or add to what
> brilliance came before doesnt work as satire (much too serious for that)
> and isnt serious enough. i think the artist has to add something than
> just holding up a mirror. scorcese still fascinated by sin but what a
> comedown from mean streets.  maybe its just that his wife is from bay
> ridge in the movie where i grew up.
> anyone see american hustle? not very nice seeing pretty actors trying to
> portray people you knew these bozos where based on.

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