The genesis of this thread, Wall Street, was a masterpiece.
Masterpiece is a serious stretch.
The G o d f a t h e r I and II are masterpieces.
Cool Hand Luke is a masterpiece.
The Sting is a masterpiece.
Casino is a masterpiece.
Goodfellas is a masterpiece.
Wall Street did a reasonably good job of capturing the issues of the era, but it was really over dramatic to the point of being unrealistic.
It was a good movie, but no better than say... Trading Places or whatever.
Masterpiece? I dunno. I'd have to watch it again.