Vintage

Money Never Sleeps is worthy follow up to the classic Walstreet (1987) a movie now iconic in its capturing of the 1980s greed-zeitgeist.  I don't think Money Nevber Sleeps will be for the 2000s what Wall Street was for the 80s, but it is a decently cool movie.  It contains a lot of money, fabolous wealth, ritzy high rises, hot broads - what more do you need?

You gotta love Douglas as Gekko.  Nobody ever really forgot about Gordon Gekko, the character that forever will be remembered as one of Michael Douglas' finest.  In fact, we needed Gekko to come back and remind us that greedy bastards are still among us.

The film is not without its flaws.  Perhaps missing is something to do with the explosion of the Internet.  I guess becuase despite how big companies like Google are, it is really hard to say how much money they make or how they make it.  I thought Douglas look really old too, when they slicked back his hair toward the end of the film.

There is much I enjoyed about this flick.  Charlie Sheen poked his head in this film for a scene or two.  I thought this was a nice touch.  It is kind of ironic that in real life, Sheen is about a big as a sleezebag as there are nowadays.  Saddly, this brief cameo was the best bit of acting Sheen has done since the original film.  The original was the best movie Sheen was ever in and will likely remain that way.  Josh Brolin was a greedy bad ass.  Shia LeBeouf was a good picis for the new updated version of Bud Fox.  For a change, the girl in the flick was more than eye candy.  Gekko's daugther played an integral role in the plot of the film, of which, was exceptionally strong.  I liked the pacing.  I liked the look of the flick.  I even liked all the overlayed finanical graphics and numbers, etc. It worked well.

This movie is not an Ace.  A king for sure. You can bet your money on it.  Lastly, money may never sleep, but you can give it a rest, and look for this flick in your RedBox. It will make for a good evening of money well spent.