Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps has the compelling backdrop of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, features Michael Douglas returning to one of the defining roles of his career, stars two charismatic young actors (Shia LaBeouf, Transformers, and Carey Mulligan, An Education) and some wily old hands (Susan Sarandon, Frank Langella, and Eli Wallach)--so why is the movie such a dud? For one thing, director Oliver Stone doesn't bother to genuinely explore what caused the stock-market crash of 2008; instead, the movie's plot revolves around melodramatic... backroom machinations and financial revenge, none of which has any real emotional heft. For another, Stone is possibly the most obvious director of all time. When the characters are talking about financial bubbles, the movie has shots of children in the park blowing bubbles; when the market crashes, the movie cuts to cascading dominoes--Stone beats every metaphor into submission, and if the audience feels bludgeoned at the same time, well, that's just too bad. Add to that portentous dialogue like "He's a monkey dancing on a razorblade," incoherent references to sub-prime mortgages and other financial technobabble, and a woefully mismatched soundtrack by David Byrne and Brian Eno, and the result is muddled, sluggish, and confusing. It's too bad; Douglas is as charmingly reptilian as ever. Also featuring a pointless cameo by Charlie Sheen, star of the original Wall Street. --Bret Fetzer, Amazon.com [show more]
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Oliver Stone's long-awaited sequel to his 1987 hit, 'Wall Street'. The film again follows the infamous Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas, who also co-produced the film) as he is released from prison only to discover he is an outsider in the world he once ruled. He attempts to reconnect with his estranged daughter, Winnie (Carey Mulligan), by making a deal with Jacob (Shia LaBeouf), a young Wall Street trader and Winnie's fiance. By helping Jacob get revenge for the death of his former mentor, Gekko hopes Jacob, in return, will offer a path to reconciliation with Winnie.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Following a lengthy prison term Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas) finds himself on the outside looking in at a world he once commanded Hoping to repair his relationship with his daughter Winnie(Carey Mulligan) Gekko forges an alliance with her fiancé Jake (Shia LaBeouf) But Winnie and Jake learn the hard way that Gekko is still a master manipulator who will stop at nothing to achieve his goals Actors Shia LaBeouf Carey Mulligan Charlie Sheen Michael Douglas Frank Langella Susan Sarandon Josh Brolin Natalie Morales & Vanessa FerlitoDirector Oliver StoneCertificate 12 years and overYear 2010Screen WidescreenLanguages English - Dolby Digital (51)Duration 2 hours and 13 minutes (approx)
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