Wall Street 2:Money Never Sleeps

Sophisticated is the word. Even the poster says it all. Two slick young men in their Armani suits, married with their glossy hair and their commanding posture, just screams this movie is not for everyone.

Remember when you had to flip the Sunday newspaper and immediately went to the Comics section first, the Sports and Entertainment sections next and not even wrinkling the Business Section? This movie is that same section.

The Plot:

The story evolves around Gordon Gekko, fresh out of prison from his insider trading fiasco, now acting as a tell all man and a consultant as he predicts the future of Wall Street before its soon to be crash. Along the way he tries to repair his relationship with Estranged daughter Winnie with the help of Jacob, a fellow trader and Winnie's fiancee in exchange for helping him to get back at the man who caused his mentor's suicide.

The Good:

1. Gekko, Gekko and Gekko. Michael Douglas with the grey hair, prostate cancer and all deliver and shines in his original role. During most part, you are at your toes guessing if he really is what he seems and what his ulterior motives are. His slick, composed and grounded performance carries the movie throughout.

2. The style. Oliver Stone uses imagery and powerpoint like visuals to effective use in this movie. It does not dumb down the viewer with very technical stock market ideas but rather assumes it can be understood along the course of the movie.

3. The Ducatis. Yes there was one scene of motorcycle race which just features how cool Ducatis are. Just a guilty pleasure, I guess.

The Bad:

1. The ending. Spoiler Alert:For the life of me, I cannot fathom how the main characters especially the daughter can forgive a scheming father who cheats her out of 100 million dollars. This is beyond the fact that he was the cause of her family's demise and her brother's suicide.

2. Shia Lebouf. He may be a good actor but I just could not get the image os Sam Witwicky the hyperactive teenager in Transformers. I always envision stock brokers to be fast tackers and slick, Shia is obviously a fast talker but somehow he does not fit into the role.

3. Some plot holes. How can the daughter who despised her father be involved with someone who is also a stock broker?