Review of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) by Cockaigne — 26 Sep 2010
Shia's character is not believable as an uberethical protagonist, a twenties-nothing making enough to afford a lavish manhattan apartment even before he gets mixed in with the big hitters, and getting married at such a young age.
Nobody can relate to that. Shia essentially plays the antithesis of Bud Fox: already comes from money vs. comes from nothing, already has a great job and great relationship with the management vs. underdog, wants to settle down vs.
wants to live it up. Bud Fox's character is what made the first movie so relatable - we understood Bud Fox. Other than that whole mess, the movie is very polished, the acting is solid, and you may be tricked into thinking this movie is worth your Friday evening.
Until the ending comes and you want to vomit your popcorn on your date because the whole thing gets tied up so nice and neat it seems like a disney flick. The ending is what makes this movie a waste.
This review of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) was written by Cockaigne on 26 Sep 2010.
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps has generally received mixed reviews.
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