Review of Wall Street (1987) by Carlos R — 29 Dec 2010

Even though it is a bit too sophisticated for the average moviegoer, and can be very boring very quickly, Wall Street is still able to keep the attention with great performances from Charlie Sheen and Michael Douglas.

In Wall Street, Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen) is a junior stockbroker who's dream it is to work with his hero Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas), a ruthless Wall Street player. After Bud is finally able to meet with Gekko, Gekko surprisingly throws Bud a bone, and allows him to help him out. Bud soon learns that the world of Wall Street is different than it seemed before, and finds himself involved in some important people, and before he knows it, is involved in some risky business.

To make a film about Wall Street was risky business, indeed. Throughout most of the film I was incredibly bored with the script, especially the dialogue, which is of course about Wall Street, and when I want to see a movie, it usually isn't to hear people talk about Wall Street.

However, this movie did get saved by the wonderful performances from Charlie Sheen and Michael Douglas, who were perfect on the screen together. Even though Douglas plays the same character that I've seen him play time and time again, he has perfected it, and in no way can it ever be boring.

Even though Wall Street is a bit esoteric, it's still a decent sale.