Review of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) by Farron K — 11 Mar 2016
Ok follow-up to Wall Street, but unneeded. Michael Douglas just doesn't have the material to work with here, aside from some bits toward the end, and Shia LaBeouf lacks the suave magnetism Charlie Sheen had in the original.
Gekko being made into a human figure who decries the excesses of capitalism rings hollow, and the end of the movie (before the credits scene) is probably the most forced good ending I've ever seen (he betrayed them for god's sake).
Josh Brolin does a fair job as the new Gekko stereotypical businessman, but lacks anything unique. The one good thing I will say about this movie though is that the Sheen cameo was totally unexpected, as he wasn't on the playbill or anything.
It was nice to see Bud Fox return for a bit. Overall, stick to the original and check out the Sheen cameo on Youtube.
This review of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) was written by Farron K on 11 Mar 2016.
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps has generally received mixed reviews.
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