“The Wolf of Wall Street” – Degeneracy at its finest

If there is a director capable of sitting me down for three solid hours to watch a film, that does not feel long, boring, or physically painful to my knees, it definitely is Martin Scorsese. Interestingly, his newest creation, “The Wolf of Wall Street” was originally intended to sport a whopping 240 minute long running time, but the studio stepped in and forced Scorsese to trim it down to under three hours…. Which he did – 179 minutes fits the bill perfectly, doesn’t it? It makes me wonder, what it would be like in its most pristine form, but as the saying goes: his theatrical cuts are always director’s cuts, so there is no reason whatsoever to doubt his judgment.