As the global economy teeters on the brink of disaster, a young Wall Street trader partners with disgraced former Wall Street corporate raider Gordon Gekko on a two tiered mission: To alert the financial community to the coming doom, and to find out who was responsible for the death of the young trader's mentor.
Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 3 nominations.
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Stone used to know in his gut that a sermon belongs in the pulpit, not the multiplex. No more.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep 2010
fresh:
Great to see Douglas back in the role that won him an Oscar. But even when he's offscreen, he's a bigger presence than LaBeouf.
– Richard Roeper,
Richard Roeper.com,
24 Sep 2010
fresh:
There are times when iconic characters should be left alone to bask in the glory of a single appearance and, unfortunately, that's the case with Gordon Gekko.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
25 Sep 2010
rotten:
This is a pulp novelisation of the banking crisis and its pleas for relevance ring hollow.
– Dave Calhoun,
Time Out,
6 Oct 2010
rotten:
The old Gordon Gekko would have torn this movie apart with his gleaming teeth, while today?s Gekko seems content just to nibble on the edges.