Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps

Oliver Stone’s sequel Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps was, as I expected, a bust. There were multiple flaws with the movie. It was one of the dullest movies I’ve watched in a while. The dialogue was below par and the action was pathetic. The director’s clear agenda of making everyone who works on Wall Street look like pompous, conniving, cold hearted ass-holes dominated the film. The picture was way too long especially with its total lack of excitement. However, what saved this poor move from disaster was, in addition to its big name, the acting. Shia Labeouf was very good in his role as Jake Moore the future son-in-law of the infamous Gordon Gekko. Michael Douglas played this role very well but not quite as charismatically as in Wall Street (1987). The rest of the acting was also good saving the film from disaster. The highlight of this movie for me was Charlie Sheen’s cameo as Bud Fox from the first movie. No need to go sit through this film; skip it.