Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

In "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps," Gordon Gekko (Douglas), who is released after a lengthy prison term, finds himself on the outside looking in at a world he once commanded. Hoping to repair his relationship with his daughter, Winnie (Mulligan), Gekko forges an alliance with her fiancé Jake (LaBeouf). But Winnie and Jake learn the hard way that Gekko is still a master manipulator who will stop at nothing to reclaim his rightful place at the top of Wall Street, (Gary Reber)

Special features include commentary by Director Oliver Stone; a conversation with Stone and the cast (HD 15:49); the featurette "Money, Money, Money: The Rise And Fall Of Wall Street"; a five-part "Insider's Look" at the real Wall Street and the challenges and changes that have impacted our economic climate over the last two decades (HD 50:29); 15 deleted and extended scenes with optional commentary by Stone (HD 29:31); Fox Movie Channel Presents "In Character With Michael Douglas, Shia LaBeouf, Carey Mulligan, Josh Brolin, and Frank Langella; theatrical trailers; BD-Live functionality; and a digital copy of the film.

The 2.34:1 1080p AVC picture is very cinematic, with mostly interior cinematography of Manhattan settings and the financial center on a grand scale. Still the outdoor scenes and vistas are impressively photographed as well. The imagery is impressively natural, with perfectly accurate fleshtones and hues that are rich and warm. Color saturation is strongly rendered but natural. Contrast is well balanced with deep, solid blacks and revealing shadow delineation and dimensional depth. Resolution is terrific, with clear and well-defined detail rendering. Facial features, clothes, and object textures are impressively depicted, especially during the numerous close-ups of facial features. This is very strong visual storytelling that perfectly complements the complex script. (Gary Reber)

The DTS-HD Master Audio™ 5.1-channel soundtrack is well produced and recorded with an effective holosonic® presence. While a dialogue-driven soundtrack, the dialogue is perfectly intelligible and most well-integrated spatially. Though some scenes collapse to monaural, these are during close-quarter interior moments. Atmospheric sound effects are spatially impressive, with at times, an aggressive directional surround presence with focus pans and positions. The orchestral music score is dynamic and sweeping at times, and also projects an effective surround presence. The frontal soundstage is wide and deep. The .1 LFE channel is effectively used for punchy effects, with energy in the low 20 Hz range. Overall, this is a pleasing soundtrack that nicely complements the storytelling. (Gary Reber)