Oliver Stone returns to the world of high finance with this 2010 sequel to Wall Street. The original film starred Micheal Douglas in an iconic role as Gordon "greed is good" Gecko and Charlie Sheen as his protege Bud Fox. Wall Street was a basic morality tale about a young man torn between the world of an easy buck and high living or his father's world (Martin Sheen) of hard work and an attempt to create something meaningful with your life.
Money Never Sleeps has a more complex story that is more about the money than the characters. Douglas returns but while he is still the pivotal character that drives the plot he is a supporting role to the films star Shia LaBeouf, who plays an idealistic young man who believes money, channeled correctly, can be used for good.
The film follows the events of the financial crash of 2008 and features a superb supporting cast including Josh Brolin, Carey Mulligan, Eli Wallach, Frank Langella, Susan Sarandon and a cameo by Charlie Sheen. The film has a visual style that captures the essence of NYC and makes the look of the original film appear as clunky as Gordon's old cell phone.
At the Movie House rating **1/2 stars. (I was on the fence about this. I enjoyed the movie a lot, but it just did not have the same visceral impact of Wall Street.)
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