I was hoping to see a movie about how Gordon Gekko slowly get his wealth back. From looking at the trailer, it was definitely not what I thought the movie would be. Looks like Gordon became a snake oil salesmen. lol
He can't compare to the original Bud Fox. Just doesn't cut it in this role. Even the guy from Rogue Trader would be better cast.
How do you know till you have seen the movie. His role is a wet behind the ears naive kid just getting into the big world of wall street. I do not see anything in the trailers that would indicate his character playing something else. Now if he was supposed to be a senior trader with lots of experience and hardened by the streets, then yes he might not fit that specific role. Now when I see the whole movie then I can make the determination. In the first transformers flick (I have not seen part two yet) he played the awkward teen spot on, and did a great job playing up his character.
I think I've seen too much of this movie to comment. I have the entire movie in perfect digital format on both my DVD, Computer, and brain. The "idea of Wall Street" has more to do with a tycoon's handling of "greed" than it does with the idea of being rich. It's a kind of expose on the mega-wealthy. Unfortunately, as many studies have shown, even with insider info you can never be sure of the outcome. I think the movie took for granted that people knew things, when it is unlikely that even Gordon Gekko would have actually paid a yuppie NYU student to dig informational gold for him for a living. Not really true in reality. Poverty level in manhattan is anything less than 6 figures.
I loved Transformers (part I). That being said, I'll save you the wasted time and money of seeing Transformers 2--- Start with a script written by a 12 year old, add in at least 5 or 6 glaring holes in the plot, mix in some of the worst acting imaginable, and top it off with 2 new Transformer charactors about as annoying as Jar-Jar Binks from Star Wars episode I. It all adds up to over 2 1/2 hours of painful cinema. Avoid it like a Mad Money marathon.
This movie looks corny as hell. I'm sure it will inspire a new generation of wannabe financiers. And as much as I like The Stones, Oliver Stone could have been a bit more original. "Sympathy for the Devil" is the quintessential anthem for these types of movies. So cliche.