Adam Peters (42%) Gets by with the brilliance of Michael Douglas's acting ability as well the decent supporting cast, but the story simply boils down to a seen-it- all-before family drama about a father trying to regain his child's affection. I hated the clear product placement during what should have been one of the films more interesting parts when Gekko, after many years apart, is about to have dinner with his daughter ("want a Heineken?" as the camera cuts away from the actors to show a cold one just like a TV ad) and the pointless motorcycle scene that is only there so they could put it in the trailer. Without the good cast and decent direction this would have been a right old stinker, as it is it's just plain average at best.

Leofwine_draca As far as modern Hollywood films go, WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS is all right. As a sequel to one of the best films of the '80s, it's a complete disappointment, with a watered-down script and even Oliver Stone off the boil. What happened to all the energy you used to find in his films? This one is sluggish and as a director he seems almost disinterested in the material.There are some good things about this film, but they're mostly the bits that reflect the first. Inevitably, Michael Douglas is the best thing in it, but he's given way too little screen time and there's a betrayal of his character in the first movie in that he's softened up this time around; he's not the Gordon Gekko of old. Josh Brolin's corporate bad guy is all right, but the two youthful leads, Shia LaBeouf and Carey Mulligan, are absolutely horrible.LaBeouf is just out of his depth here and his acting stinks. The only film I liked him in was LAWLESS and all the rest have suffered as a result of his attempts at performance. Even worse is the single-expressioned Carey Mulligan's, whose perma-sad face is by far the most irritating thing in the whole movie. I almost had to look away every time she was on screen, she's that awful.The material starts off half-interesting, but the storyline takes ages to develop. The first hour or so retains the attention, but then there's a long, dry patch in the middle before things pick up a little at the end. Unfortunately, the final opinion I came away with is that this is a lazy cash-in, nothing more. A film that concentrated on Gekko alone without any of this kid stuff would have been much more gripping...

Rafael Guidugli This is the perfect example of a movie that could have been great, but was wasted by a very bad written plot, lack o rhythm and casting mistakes. Some points that make this movie unworthy seeing: Jake Moore is a very problematic and confusing character. First thing, Shia LaBeouf should never have got this role. I don't think he is a bad actor, but he just doesn't convince as bad ass stock trader making millions in bonuses. At some point, Bretton asks him if he is an environmentalist or a capitalist. That's a good question that should have been answered before writing the plot, not during the movie (and it's never answered anyway)Jake starts the movie angering for revenge against Bretton, than he gets a job from him, leaves revenge aside and tries to obtain money for a fusion energy project. When it doesn't come, he just scolds Bretton, quits the job (wouldn't it be smarter to keep it, since he wanted avengement?) and is back to retaliation again. Those sudden changes of attitude just make the movie boring and dull, it would have been much better if the screenwriters just picked a storyline and sustained it. Winnie Gekko is a real pain in the ass. She just moves around with that sorrowful face, weeping and complaining about everything. She doesn't' believe her father, than she forgives him, he robs her and is forgiven again in the end, just because he gives 100 million to that lousy fusion project (money that belonged to her in the first place!). Senseless and pokey, like everything else. The only thing that could have saved this movie is Michael Douglas, a magnificent actor whose talent was wasted by poor lines and a somehow displaced character in the plot. His interaction with Winnie is tedious to the bone, and every time I saw both of them in the screen I felt like using the fast-forward button. The scene were he speeches to the audience (and no actor is better at speeches than Michael) was ruined by lousy edition. Why didn't they just wrote some good lines and let him do his trick? What a waste. The movie is also full of inconsistencies: Bretton knows Jake hates him and blames him for the suicide of his mentor. Jake spreads false rumors in the market that gives him massive losses and what does he do? Sends some thugs to beat him? Burns him so he will never get another job? Punches him in the face? No! He gives him a job, so that he can have access to his business and squelch him up faster. Gordon Gekko turns 100mil in 1 billion in a few months after the 2008 crisis! The movie is full of graphical animations showing stock market numbers and a fusion power plant project, which, IMHO, are completely displaced in a Wall Street financial drama and would be more suitable in an action/science fiction movie. To finish, the scene that got me laughing hard: Jake tries to gain the sympathy of the Chinese tycoon by giving him… Johnny Walker Blue!!! He probably tossed it in the trash. All said, Wall Street: Money never sleeps is, considered on its own, just a bad and tedious movie. If compared to the original Wall Street, it's a disaster. Bad one, Oliver.

richieandsam WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPSIt was as good as the original.Again, there were moments I didn't understand, but not as much as the first one. I followed this one a bit more, but this film is also more about their personal lives and not just the stock exchange.Original cast member Michael Douglas returns as Gordon Gekko. And he really didn't change much. He is still very much an unlikable character and he does not care who he crushes along the way. This time he decides the person to take him to where he wants to go is Shia LaBeouf, who is marrying his daughter and a successful Wall Street guy.Other cast members were Carey Mulligan, Frank Langella & Josh Brolin.The acting was very good... and the story was slightly better than the original.It was great to see Charlie Sheen make a cameo too... I was wondering if he would show up. I am glad he did. It was also really funny at the beginning when Gordon got released from prison, he was getting his possessions back. He got a massive 80's mobile phone. :)I will give this film 6 out of 10.It was enjoyable and a bit easier to follow than the original.For more reviews, please like my Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ordinary-Person-Movie- Reviews/456572047728204?ref=hl