Wall Street 2 Review from Cannes
Oliver Stone’s “Wall Street” sequel, subtitled “Money Never Sleeps,” is a hit. It’s a formula Hollywood movie in the great sense. For the first time in a long time, the formula works.
There are many good things to say about “Money Never Sleeps.” The script sings and zings with excellent dialogue and memorable one liners. It’s a simple story of greed and morality, with a twist you can see from the beginning. But the players are winning, and Stone doesn’t get bogged down. He plays the 2008 financial crisis like an end of the world movie. It’s “Deep Impact” but the falling Dow Jones averages are meteors hurtling to Earth.
Michael Douglas returns as Gordon Gekko after 23 years. It’s a slow starter performance, deceptively sly. I kind of prefer him this year in “Solitary Man,” but don’t be mistaken: as he says in the film, Gordon Gekko is back.
Lots of great supporting performances: Shia LeBoeuf, Josh Brolin, Carey Mulligan, John Mailer, Susan Sarandon are all great. Eli Wallach is just perfect as the head a sinking Wall Street firm. He’s 93 and better than ever. Charlie Sheen has a welcome, winning cameo as Bud Fox. Sylvia Miles returns as the cranky real estate agent.
WS2 should be released now, not in the fall. It’s very timely. Maybe greed is good now, but so is this movie.
My Oscar prediction: Frank Langella will be nominated for Best Supporting Actor. He is outstanding, and carries the first half hour of the film brilliantly. He leaves an indelible impression.
More to come…
I never thought if it like that. Great stuff.
Decided not to wait for it to come out, So I rented Armeggedon. It stars Bruce Willis of course. Same plot/dialoge/premise, etc. …basically the same movie…Now I’ve got my fix in I’m ok.
Watching this will be like drinking room-temperature milk.
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[…] There are many good things to say about Money Never Sleeps. The script sings and zings with excellent dialogue and memorable one liners. It’s a simple story of greed and morality, with a twist you can see from the beginning. But the players are winning, and Stone doesn’t get bogged down. He plays the 2008 financial crisis like an end of the world movie. It’s “Deep Impact” but the falling Dow jones averages are meteors hurting to Earth. Michael Douglas returns as Gordon Gekko after 23 years. It’s a slow starter performance, deceptively sly. I kind of prefer him this year in “Solitary Man,” but don’t be mistaken: as he says in the film, Gordon Gekko is back. To read more go to Showbiz411.com […]
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The line “if you want a friend get a dog” actually was first spoken by Harry Truman, who said “If you want a friend in Washington,get a dog”.
Messrs. Douglas and Langella are undoubtedly the best. I wish the film would be released now. It would be similar to Douglas’ The Chine Syndrome as the timing is absolutely perfect!
Money never sleeps and lunch is for wimps.
Can’t wait!
MONEY NEVER SLEEPS PAL!!! Welcome back Gordo, We missed you!!
[…] There are many good things to say about Money Never Sleeps. The script sings and zings with excellent dialogue and memorable one liners. It’s a simple story of greed and morality, with a twist you can see from the beginning. But the players are winning, and Stone doesn’t get bogged down. He plays the 2008 financial crisis like an end of the world movie. It’s “Deep Impact” but the falling Dow jones averages are meteors hurting to Earth. Michael Douglas returns as Gordon Gekko after 23 years. It’s a slow starter performance, deceptively sly. I kind of prefer him this year in “Solitary Man,” but don’t be mistaken: as he says in the film, Gordon Gekko is back. To read more go to Showbiz411.com […]
I loved the first Wall Street and can’t wait for this to come out! Thanks so much for the early review!
I appreciate the heads-up on the WALL STREET sequel, but you must edit your reviews before you post them, Mr. Friedman. Your piece is littered with grammatical errors and punctuation mistakes, not to mention a missing word or two.
Oliver Stone always does best on topics he knows nothing about, like economics. But the original Wall Street made me want to be a stockbroker – and I did, for three years, though the only person I made money for was myself, so I instead went on to do things that have been better for everyone.
I think they are waiting for fall so it doesn’t get buried by the summer blockbuster “popcorn” movies.
[…] There are many good things to say about Money Never Sleeps. The script sings and zings with excellent dialogue and memorable one liners. It’s a simple story of greed and morality, with a twist you can see from the beginning. But the players are winning, and Stone doesn’t get bogged down. He plays the 2008 financial crisis like an end of the world movie. It’s “Deep Impact” but the falling Dow jones averages are meteors hurting to Earth. Michael Douglas returns as Gordon Gekko after 23 years. It’s a slow starter performance, deceptively sly. I kind of prefer him this year in “Solitary Man,” but don’t be mistaken: as he says in the film, Gordon Gekko is back. To read more go to Showbiz411.com […]
This crisis isn’t going away. This fall will be better for the movie, worse for the world’s economy.
[…] Michael Douglas returns as Gordon Gekko after 23 years. It’s a slow starter performance, deceptively sly. I kind of prefer him this year in “Solitary Man,” but don’t be mistaken: as he says in the film, Gordon Gekko is back. To read more go to Showbiz411.com […]
The original movie mentioned Erie, PA in it. Let’s hope the second one does, as well!
I just hope it’s close to being as good as the original, one of my favorite movies.
Can’t WAIT!!
Favorite Gekko line: “…and if you need a friend, get a dog…”