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Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Matho The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

SnoopyStyle Seth Davis (Giovanni Ribisi) drops out of college and runs an illegal gambling den for college students at home. His judge father (Ron Rifkin) is extremely disappointed and he can't get his approval. A friend Greg Weinstein brings him to an outsider brokerage firm. Jim Young (Ben Affleck) pushes the recruits. Chris Varick (Vin Diesel) and the violent Richie O'Flaherty (Scott Caan) are top brokers. The owner Michael Brantley (Tom Everett Scott) is running a scam. Seth starts dating secretary Abbie Halpert (Nia Long) which angers her ex Greg. One of his client Harry Reynard is destroyed by his stock. After his father tries to help, he is pulled in to help the FBI.This doesn't have the style of Scorsese. It does have some great energetic up-and-coming young stars. I got a real kick out of Ben Affleck doing his Alec Baldwin impersonation from 'Glengarry Glen Ross'. Ribisi is his usual jittery goodness. His hard sell to Harry is difficult to watch. The movie gets by with its high energy audacity which oddly is how the brokerage firm does its business.

kai ringler Had a friend of mine many years ago I worked with,, quit and went to work on Wall St.. I often wonder if he made it... This movie isn't Wall St.. but its so deliciously good.. Giovanni Ribisi is great in this,, Vin Diesel's character Chris is very believable . Nia Long is sexy as ever in this,, and she can act too, that's' a plus. Ben Affleck hit's a homerun in this picture, A bunch of college grads head out into the world , enter the Boiler Room,, slang for Wall St. East on the Island,, Long Island that is ,, exit 53.. it's really a chop shop for laundering one man;s scam to dupe many people.. all men,, don't pitch , the b_itch. I love the scene where all the boys are watching Wall St. on TV and all of our main characters are reciting the scenes word for word,, our main character has quit running his little Casino from his house,, because he was recruited by one of the sharks in the Boiler Room, so he eventually has to make his dad proud , who is a judge and very hard to please... kinda reminds me of my dad,, anyway long story short,, this movie will blow you away,, if Wall ST. is you're perfect 10, this would be a 9.99 , I gave em both 10's,, slight edge to Wall ST. by a slim hair.

giuliocc-301-860698 If you like Wall Street thrillers, this is a well done production. I found the story engaging, as well as the subplots between Seth and his father and girl friend. There are parallels to real life and found this added to the credibility of the story Younger was telling. The supporting cast is well catered for here and they add richness to the plot.In the shadow of the global financial crisis, its still relevant today in how the finance industry will cannibalize its investors. Although this movie is over 10 years old, you will find it time has not diminished the story.

lewiskendell "There is no question whether or not you'll become a millionaire here. The only question is how many times over."Quite frankly, I expected this to be absolute crap.  I'm not much of a fan any of the cast, I'm not familiar with the director, and the premise sounded like a bad television movie. But Boiler Room turned out to be a fairly entertaining Gen-X spin on flashy, corrupt stockbrokers. The main character Seth (Giovanni Ribisi) is a smart guy, but college isn't really for him. He drops out to run a successful illegal casino from his apartment. But when an old friend offers him an opportunity to work for a lesser known, maverick trading company, Seth jumps at the chance to make a lot of money legitimately, and possibly repair his strained relationship with his father, as a result. But, while Seth's natural talent for selling makes him a rising star at the firm, he slowly finds out that his new employer may not be quite so legitimate, after all.The story is pretty ridiculous, and it's portrayal of stock trading is more entertaining than realistic. But hey, it's a movie, not a documentary. The supposed party-lives of the hotshot young brokers are a little over the top (shooting dice, really?), and the relationship between Seth and Abby (Nia Long) is undercooked and seems to not have much significance within the plot, but his interactions with his stern, disapproving father (Ron Rifkin) are much more resonant.Boiler Room name-checks Glengarry Glen Ross and Wall Street, but it's not quite up to the challenge of being a more recent version of those movies. It is a decent rise-and-fall kind of flick, though, and when it plays fast and loose with its subject matter, it all sort of works.