Review of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) by Jonnyfendi — 17 Jan 2011

If you asked me: what were they thinking to resurrect 23 year old movie for a sequel? Well, let me tell you, it is all about money! Just like every successful film that has sequel to follow later, a well-experienced PLATOON (1986) Director, Oliver Stone eventually settles his first sequel. Michael Douglas replays one of his lifetime famous performances as Gordon Gekko, like what he did in 1987. It tells the notorious corporate raider Gekko has finally got out of prison where he redeemed his sin on illegal insider trading. The film also focuses on Jacob Moore (Shia LaBeouf), the young ambitious trader who is the fiancé of Gekko daughter, Winnie (Carrey Mulligan). There are several Cameo appearances, include main character from the first one, Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen). Douglas himself seems to be lack of space to repeat his charisma as seen on its predecessor, the script could not reserve enough space to describe his zero to hero situation smoothly, Douglas is just fine. Carey Mulligan once again shows her capability as one of the most promising Actresses in thiz generation. Two corporate tycoons were stirring conflict among Jake character played by Josh Brolin and Frank Langella, recently they had something in common, both of them portrayed President character in 2008, Langella convincingly played as Richard Nixon in FROST/NIXON and Brolin acted the other-side of George W. Bush in short-titled movie W. (also directed by Stone). Oliver Stone is a Director who always improvises with different methods. At thiz movie, he used a lot of attractive graphics and split-screen techniques like we had ever seen in his previous works, NATURAL BORN KILLER (1994) and U TURN (1997), which I like it so much. But, something is disturbing me, the promising storyline during almost the entire film crashes down in the end. The plots rush into solution too quickly. I know any single deathly rumor can kill any market stock instantly in thiz wide-open market. But hey, at least you give something detail to make it real. It is an awful ending. Even while the ending tries to consolidate everything with centerpiece of human relationship. At the end, if someone tells you, It is not about the money, it is about anything else, no matter how will you debate on a topic, trust me it is not true! Even Gekko once said, money is a b!tch that never sleeps.

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