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Payal Khanna Payal Khanna Movie Jockey
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"You stop telling lies about me, I will stop telling truth bout you..." First and foremost, I would like to admire the patience of stone for keeping this sequel at hold for 23 years. Have to say it was a judicious decision! In 1987 Stone released his first edition of Wall Street, when the world was undergoing huge economic crisis. He revealed the inside stories of stock markets as well as Stock Brokers. Michael Douglas or better known as Gordon Gekko (an unethical investor) who said in the first part "Greed is Good", is back with same character but this time with the question "Is greed good?"

Stones first version inspired people to become Gekko and the outcome was 2008 recession. To discover the actual cause and consequences of this crisis, Oliver Stone revives Gekko in his 2010 edition Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.

In this one we see Gekko being released after completing 8 years of imprisonment and stepping into the world once again in 2008. He has lost almost everything; his family, wealth, assets but still is having a huge fan following even in the new era. Gekko becomes a mentor for Jacob Moore (Shia LaBeouf) an extremely well-established broker who lives with Winnie (Carey Mulligan); Gekko's daughter. Jake is portrayed as young, dynamic and greedy investor who is presently endeavoring to earn wealth by investing in green energy. Owing to Gekko's sharp sense and years of experience he was able to smell the upcoming threat of downturn. He tries ringing the warning bells in the ears of Wall Street but due his past criminal records nobody listens to him.

You will even find Gekko trying to re-build his relationship with his daughter Winnie, who always blamed him for her brothers suicide. "The scene where Gekko beg in front of Winnie for a second chance as a father is shot beautifully. It will get etched in your mind."

To my surprise Gordon Gekko was not the main focus of this edition. This one is more of compelling drama of muddled relationships and corporate downsizing. The way Oliver Stone monitored every move minutely and then got it on screen deserves a big thumps up. To support his effort we have the team of great actors giving outstanding performances. The only place where the movie falls apart is its climax, which was under-developed according to me. Due to that the viewers will definitely lose interest and will find the movie unfinished.

You will get to discover the importance of renewable energy, the consequences of blindly running behind money, the complexities of broken relationships, reasons behind Global Financial Crisis and off course the role of media in our lives.

Final Verdict: Good watch especially for corporate world and others should only go for some power-packed performances as well as great background score.
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Danish Bagdadi Danish Bagdadi Movie Jockey
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10 4.0/5
Director Oliver Stones follow-up to his gritty 1987 critical and commercial hit, 'Wall Street' is quite a fascinating beast to behold albeit only i... read more
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Harjeet Singh Rakhra Harjeet Singh Rakhra Movie Jockey
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Michael Douglas and Oliver Stone is back with the sequel to their 1987 hit- Wall Street. Douglas re-enacts the role of a Stock Market Guru, immorta... read more
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Gaurav Gadre Gaurav Gadre Movie Jockey
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"Insanity is when you do the same mistake again and again" says Shia LaBeouf's voice over. Money Never sleeps is a rare sequel that has come up 23 ... read more
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Smita Smita Movie Jockey
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Internal bias: I go into a zombie zone when I see or hear anything with numbers in it. Finance turns me off.Jake, the young idealistic trader asks ... read more
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Rony Dcosta Rony Dcosta Movie Jockey
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As the film began and Michael Douglas came into frame one thing crossed my mind that this could be the last time I will see him on the big screen. ... read more
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Yusuf Poonawala Yusuf Poonawala Movie Jockey
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For the generation that has seen the God of Financial Evil in his full glory, the return of Gordon Gekko has been a long yearning dream, a desire t... read more
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Rhea Srivastava Rhea Srivastava Time-Passer
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Shouldnt the Wall Street sequel be larger than life? Shouldnt it involve more drama and spectacle than before? Where is the ruthlessness money maki... read more
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Megha Tyagi Megha Tyagi Time-Passer
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Opening Bell : Bees Saal BaadOscar Winner Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas) is back from jail....and this time with awe-inspiring performance and dial... read more
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Swarnadip Chatterjee Swarnadip Chatterjee Time-Passer
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Oliver Stone revived a story after 23 years. Unfortunately I did not watch the preceding film, produced at 1987, and it makes a bit tough for me to... read more
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