Review of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) by Blake G — 19 Jan 2014
It seems the years between the first Wall Street and its sequel (23 years, but whose counting), director Oliver Stone has gone soft. The first film centered on the young, but more importantly ambitious, Bud (portrayed by Charlie Sheen) getting eaten up and spit out from the infamous stock and broker system, resulting in the downfall of Michael Douglas's Oscar-winning performance (still boggles my mind) of Gordon Gekko.
That film dealt more in grays, whereas now everything is in stark black and white. Again, there is a young (and ambitious) prodigy (performed by a good Shia Lebeouf) who must tiptoe his way up the stock market ladder, being guided (manipulated?) by Gekko.
There is power control, double-crossing and a few great moments (the 2008 economic crash sequence exceeds) but nothing actually feels like it matters, resulting in a neutered experience with no bite.
This review of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) was written by Blake G on 19 Jan 2014.
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps has generally received mixed reviews.
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