Wall Street.
Directed by: Oliver Stone.
Actors: Michael Douglas, Charlie Sheen, Darryl Hannah, Martin Sheen, Sean Young, Hal Holbrook .
Released: 1987.
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox.
MPAA Rating: Rated R.
Length: 125 min.
Drama

Brief outline (no spoilers):
Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen) is a young stock broker on Wall Street. He is a very perseverant an finally manages to get in contact with Gordon Gecko (Michael Douglas). Gecko is a ruthless business man. Bud Fox soon realizes that he has to cross his own ethical borders to do business with Gecko. This results in Fox having to sell out his friends and family to make deals.

Personal opinions:
I must admit that this is one of the all time favorite movies. I also think it is the best film Oliver Stone has made. A lot of people think the movie is fun because of Gordon gecko being so ruthless, and they admire how he conducts business; the take no prisoners attitude. That is just the surface of the movie. I think it is great because it operates on a much deeper level. It is truly a battle of good and evil. Gordon Gecko represents the evil and tempting. Fox’s father is the ordinary and good man. Bud Fox is really tempted by the lifestyle and money that Gecko represents, but that involves trading in all that is good for evil. Bud Fox has to choose a side, because you can not be both good and evil at the same time.

Good
Michael Douglass is a great actor and he does a very good job portraying the evil Gordon Gecko. When Gecko gets angry you are almost waiting for an artery to pop in Michael Douglas’ head. It also has a lot of funny analogies like “we raise the sperm count on the deal”. It is entertaining on the surface, but has also more serious things between the lines, like being good or evil and how money affects you to do bad things. The story is also told in a very good way, ending in a thriller like climax.

Bad
There is not much bad to be said. It is a great business film.

Rating: 10/10 (where 10 is the best).

Some quotes from the movie:
A fool and his money are lucky enough to get together in the first place.
How much is enough? It’s not a question of enough, pal. It’s a zero sum game, somebody wins, and somebody loses. Money itself isn’t lost or made; it’s simply transferred from one perception to another.
The main thing about money, Bud, is that it makes you do things you don’t want to do.
The most valuable commodity I know of is information.
Greed captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit.
It’s all about bucks, kid. The rest is conversation.