Directed by:
Oliver StoneCinematography:
Robert RichardsonComposer:
Stewart CopelandCast:
Charlie Sheen, Michael Douglas, Daryl Hannah, John C. McGinley, Hal Holbrook, James Karen, Leslie Lyles, Frank Adonis, John Capodice, Martin Sheen, Josh Mostel (more)VOD (3)
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A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless and greedy corporate raider who takes the youth under his wing. (official distributor synopsis)
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A film that defines Oliver Stone’s filmmaking as such. After all, what else invites a more poignant critique of the capitalist system than Wall Street itself? The simple tale of an insignificant bloke in a crowded office who gets money, and then a personal epiphany, serves as a springboard for Stone to the greater goal of Gordon Gekko. A demon that symbolizes the perversity of the world's financial system and all that inherently goes with it. The arrogance and recklessness materialized in Michael Douglas in such a way that it's no wonder he took home the most valuable acting award for the role. One could argue for hours over how tendentious this film is, but it will forever remain without debate that it is one of Stone’s best films. 4 ½. PS: Daryl Hannah looks like a barely made-up transvestite from the line of S.J. Parker, etc.
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Michael Douglas. He makes this special. Otherwise it’s just a classic story about how the apprentice made it to the top and challenges his master to a duel. But this time the setting is speculation on the stock market. Charlie Sheen is also great here. "Greed ... has marked the upward surge of mankind…"
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I returned to one of Stone's famous titles, Wall Street, a decade later, and I must say that, unlike many works of that time, this film has not aged. It is still a very solid view of the functioning of the harsh world of business and the era of consumer gluttony of the 80s, which gave birth to the yuppie generation. The performances are convincing, although I must admit that Michael Douglas steals the show, while Charlie Sheen has, in my opinion, only one crucial role to his credit, that being the main role in Platoon. Oliver Stone embodied his lifelong leftist conviction in the film, so especially in the second half, several dialogues slip into a political proclamation in terms of accusing capitalism, but that is just a minor flaw in an otherwise well-directed and well-written film. Unlike Michael Moore, Stone does not slide into any cheap propaganda, and everything he narrates has an absolutely realistic image in real economic and political scandals, which are ultimately described in a series of other films. By coincidence, a few years ago, the FBI focused on leading stock market players, and wiretapping respected investors and businessmen revealed exactly the same practices that Stone accurately described decades ago, such as the abuse of exclusive information, pension fund looting due to hostile takeovers, etc. Overall impression: 80%.
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The message is somewhat shallow and unsurprising, but the execution is flawless. After all, this is a story about the conflict of brilliantly defined characters, career interests and life values with the striking charm of the bourgeoisie that doesn’t care at all about the layered side plots, but its portrayal is so alive that it’s more than enough for an intense viewer experience. Wall Street is the epicentre of life where Stone and Richardson move like fierce predators and whose king is the piercingly charismatic Michael Douglas – he and Sheen, deserve all the praise, unlike Daryl Hannah, whom I would love to send to a cabaret show. 80%
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Good movie. A nice example of how capitalism infiltrates our nature and how it can destroy us. How we chase money without actually having a proper goal and without perceiving what is actually right and what is wrong. The actors in their roles are excellent and precise; it's a shame that Charlie didn't have more luck and more similar films. Although in his case, it wasn't just luck.
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