Wall Street
Junior stockbroker is obsessed with forming a partnership with a ruthless Wall Street player, and learns a thing or two in the process. Classic urban drama perfectly captures the zeitgeist of 1980s excess. Director Oliver Stone’s intelligent script wisely simplifies stock market lingo in a way anyone can understand and highlights a fascinating relationship between Bud Fox and his business idol, Gordon Gekko . Michael Douglas’ portrayal of the corporate raider is so charismatic, something unexpected happens. He becomes a villain you admire as well as despise. It’s a masterful performance and one that rightly earned him the Oscar for Best Actor. He’s ably supported by star Charlie Sheen, a naïve go getter who gets caught up in the dizzying frenzy of buying and selling corporations to make a profit. His scenes with his father, Carl, fittingly played by his real-life father Martin Sheen, are also particularly affecting.
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October 19, 2010 at 6:00 am
Loved your review and agree with it almost completely.
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August 25, 2012 at 6:44 pm
Just watched this upon your recommendation and was thoroughly intrigued. I found the story a bit sentimental near the end, and I thought Charlie Sheen overacted quite a bit, but I was otherwise fascinated. I won’t expect much, but I am actually curious about the more recent sequel. Good review.
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August 25, 2012 at 8:53 pm
The sequel is not worth watching unless you feel the need to watch every movie Michael Douglas ever made.
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August 26, 2012 at 2:47 am
All right. In that case, I’ll act as if it doesn’t even exist.
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