Oliver Stone directed this Drama. Watch Preview Cast: Michael Douglas, Shia LaBeouf, Josh Brolin, Frank Langella, Carey Mulligan, Susan Sarandon, Vanessa Ferlito, Charlie Sheen. Rated PG-13 for brief strong language and thematic elements. Running time is two hours and thirteen minutes.
A sequel to the 1987 Wall Street. A young Wall Street trader (LaBeouf) partners with disgraced former Wall Street corporate raider Gordon Gekko (Douglas) on a two-tiered mission: To alert the financial community to the coming doom, and to find out who was responsible for the death of the young trader's mentor. The plot is complicated by the fact Gekko's daughter (Mulligan) is the young trader's girlfriend.
This is a film with a good cast, especially Douglas, essentially wasted on an overly long and dull plot. Critical reviews have been somewhat positive but I was bored and everyone I've talked to about this film felt the same. The explanation of what caused the recent financial meltdown is interesting, but the inclusion of a totally unnecessary plot line and an evident inability to decide how the film should end, resulting in what is essentially multiple endings, made it seem like this film would never end. Money may never sleep but you'll be close to it by the time the credits roll if you decide to invest your money in a ticket for this one. Theatres/Times.
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