The Wolf of Wall Street

Well, here we are at the third installment in our Margot Robbie filmography watch through, The Wolf of Wall Street from 2013. After seeing her performances in Vigilante and About Time, it is safe to say that this was the role that served as her launchpad into the stratosphere. Let’s get into it…

Title: The Wolf of Wall Street

Director: Martin Scorsese

Runtime: 3 hours

IMDb synopsis: 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.

Watched via: Streaming on Paramount+

Leonardo DiCaprio, teaming up with Scorsese for the fifth time, turns in a performance as Jordan Belfort that is one of my favorites that he has given us. He commands your attention when he is on the screen as he loses himself in the role.

For that matter, Jonah Hill as Donnie Azoff and Matthew McConaughey in a brief role as Mark Hanna, turn in performances not to be missed as well.

Hill dives right into the quirkiness of the character, leading to some entertaining moments throughout, especially involving quaaludes.

While McConaughey’s performance as Mark Hanna could almost be viewed as an extension of himself.

Jordan Belfort might have more money than he knows what to do with and view himself as king of the world, but there is one person who the king still bows down to, Naomi.

Margot Robbie absolutely crushes it as Naomi Lapaglia here. Jordan becomes smitten with Naomi at a party and decides to pursue her. Once they are married and have a child together, Naomi decides enough is enough. She wants Jordan to clean himself up and stop with the hookers and copious amounts of drugs. To prove that she is really the one in control of the relationship, Naomi decides that Jordan is not allowed to touch her body.

But do not get it twisted, Naomi does not rely on just her sex appeal in her attempt to get Jordan on the straight and narrow. When she is forced to tell him that she wants a divorce, she makes it very clear that he will still be allowed visitation as long as he does not try to fight or drag out the divorce proceedings.

What can I say that has not already been said about this film? Scorsese delivers with yet another homerun. It is like if you made Goodfellas but set it on Wall Street. Jordan Belfort is our Henry Hill as he narrates his rise to riches as well as his ultimate crash down to reality. I remember seeing this back when it first landed on streaming, but this was my first time revisiting it. After a rewatch, I might actually like The Wolf of Wall Street more now than after my initial watch.

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I said it at the beginning of this post, but I will say it again. This was the role for Margot Robbie that rocketed her into the stratosphere. Yes, we will get to her roles as Jane Clayton and, most famously, Harley Quinn. But first, we have a few more stops first along the way.

So, what is next in the Margot Robbie filmography watch through? Our next watch will be Suite Française (2014) where Margot plays Celine Joseph. Suite Française is currently streaming on HBOMAX if you would like to watch it before next week’s post.