Oliver Stone returns with his sequel to Wall Street rejoining with Michael Douglas as money tycoon Gordon Gecko. Shia LeBeouf joins the cast as Jake Moore along with Carrie Mulligan as Gordon's daughter Winnie. Jake is dating Winnie and is involved in the wall street market and soon tries to get to know Gordon now that he is out of jail. Of course there is always more to things then they seem as Jake finds himself in the middle of various scandals.
Wall Street is fabulously acted. There is no question there. Oliver Stone has directed his actors very well. That is the great aspect of this film. Beyond that there is very little. There are some great one liners that pertain directly to us in our economy today but the majority of great lines can be seen in the trailer for the film. For the most part the film falls short of intrigue and fills half the movie with wall street jargon that isn't understood outside of wall street and economics. It's a film that slows down to a point that the storyline and movement falls to the wayside. It becomes more about the behind the scenes details then the story itself many times. Overall it was interesting but ultimately boring.
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