Rotten
To put the movie in sales terms, after a good opening pitch, Younger fails to close the deal. The audience can't buy in.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Boiler Room
Welcome to the new American dream.
2000 · 1h 58m · R
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Ben Younger
Overview
A college dropout gets a job as a broker for a suburban investment firm and is on the fast track to success—but the job might not be as legitimate as it sounds.
Director and cast
- Ben Younger Director
- Giovanni Ribisi as Seth Davis
- Vin Diesel as Chris Varick
- Nia Long as Abbie Halpert
- Tom Everett Scott as Michael Brantley
- Ben Affleck as Jim Young
- Nicky Katt as Greg Weinstein
- Scott Caan as Richie O'Flaherty
- Ron Rifkin as Judge Marty Davis
- Taylor Nichols as Harry Reynard
- Jamie Kennedy as Adam
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
66%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Last reel is particularly disappointing in its naive philosophy, manifest in Younger's rush to bring the various conflicts to satisfying closure.
Emanuel Levy, Variety
Fresh
Writer-director Ben Younger experienced the sales pitch of a boiler room recruiter in real life. His fascination with the thrill-junkie life of these stock jocks is reflected in the script's sharp, arrogant dialogue.
Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Fresh
During the movie I was wound up with tension and involvement.
Roger Ebert, At the Movies
Fresh
Boiler's adrenaline rush film creates an elaborate stock scam.
Bob Graham, San Francisco Chronicle
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