6/10
Has its moments but is pretty disappointing as a sequel
1 November 2010
I found this movie to begin slowly, but it started to get slightly better quickly. This movie could have been really great if it was allowed to grow in the development of the story. The story focuses a lot more on Jake Moore (Shia LaBeouf) than on Gordon Gekko (Michale Douglas) which isn't a bad thing but Gekko should have been in it more. The film starts out with Gekko coming out of prison which is 7 years later. The character of Jake Moore was pretty good, his intentions were convincing, but Winnie (Carey Mulligan) wasn't great. Her character didn't seem to fit in well with the story and it dragged on. She became very annoying quickly because she was mostly crying/tearing out. Also the film showed too much of romance between Jake and Winnie. Also Gordon Gekko didn't seem the same compared to the original. In this one, he changes for the better and seems to have learn his lesson. The ending shows this instance. Overall, the film should have been much better than it was.
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