FILM REVIEW - " The Wolf Of Wall Street "  -  Martin Scorsese has achieved a status as one of the master Directors of our time.  With it , comes some responsibility.  He has created wonderful characters that have entertained us and some that have ingrained themselves into film history.  His latest effort is a wolf in sheep's clothing.  This biography of motivational speaker and stockbroker Jordan Belfort glorifies a lifestyle of drugs, sex, theft and lies with little consequences in the end.  While the story may be accurate , does it need to be told ?  With the power Scorsese wields, couldn't he choose projects that uplift.  Just look at the choices made by Stephen Spielberg in his early and later films.
    Performances by Leonardo DiCaprio , Jonah Hill, Matthew McConaughey, Joanna Lumley, Margot Robbie, and Kyle Chandler are well done, if sometimes a bit over the top.  DiCaprio's role should bring a variety of best actor nominations.   The problems with the film lie in the editing and length .  Three hours of the same scenes again and again with questionable themes , insults the audience's intelligence. Good films entertain and instruct.   This film does neither.  Rated R   EJ rating **   179 minutes