Suzen Murakoshi in Wall Street (1987)

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I enjoyed Wall Street the first time I saw it, but find it doesn't hold up well for a second viewing.

Knowing what is going to happen makes the film a colossal bore. Written and directed by Oliver Stone right on the heels of his Oscar winning Platoon, it garnered a best actor for Michael Douglas, and a Razzie for worst supporting actress for Daryl Hannah.

I think the Razzie was a little unfair -- I have seen Daryl do much worse.

It is the story of a young stock broker (Bud Fox, played by Charlie Sheen) who finally gets his chance to meet Wall Street "elephant" and shark, Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas). To impress Gekko, he gives him inside information on the small airline his father works for. After crossing the legal line once, he is hooked, and soon is doing insider trading full time, and making a killing.

Along the way, he loses his old girlfriend (Suzen Murakoshi) and apartment, and gains Daryl Hannah, an ambitious interior decorator, and a new apartment. When he discovers that Gekko intends to close his father's airline, not save it, he has an 11th hour crisis of conscience.

Suzen is shown in a dark scene getting out of bed and walking across the screen nude. It is dark, but is full-frontal. There is a sex scene between Hannah and Sheen, but it is so dark, it could be Howard Stern in a clown suit rather than Hannah and you couldn't tell the difference. She does wear a very friendly dress at the party where Sheen first meets her.

Some films hold up with multiple viewings, but this is not one of them. The characters are not especially likeable, there is no action to speak of, and the romantic relationship is not really explored. If you haven't seen it, by all means do. If you have, don't bother seeing it again.

Critics Vote: Leonard Maltin gives it 3 stars, and Roger Ebert 3 1/2.

IMDB Summary: 7.0. The film grossed $43.848m domestic.

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