Boiler Room (2000)

It is very refreshing seeing Ribisi finally playing a good guy. He delivers an outstanding performance and has a great chemistry with Vin Diesel. A movie similar to the movie classic "Wall Street" and yet different. We once again get taken into the world of stocks and brokers and it is done in such a lovely way that it is just a joy to watch. "Boiler Room" is another movie that shows the audience how dangerous the stock market can be for both, broker and customer. This movie, unlike other movie with a similar theme, also focus on the effect of the sales and stocks on the customers not only the brokers. It shows us how destructive just a single sale can be and how easily a simple hard working citizen can loose everything, including their family. In conclusion we can say that "Boiler Room" doesn't quiet hold up as good as "Wall Street" but it most certainly is a close second.

As a professional telemarketer and owner of a Costa Rican call center, I can say that the image presented in the movie can represent a division 1 outbound telemarketer.Taking away the type of scam they were doing, anyone must admire the high energy, endurance and advanced rhetoric that a professional salesman can produce over the phone. It is a true character representation of a BPO calling floor.It is becoming a lost art. More people spend time texting rather than building rapport with clever and glib vocal presentations. The movie shows the connection between a talker and convincer.Finally, the topic that was not discussed during the movie was an attrition rate that a call center can produce. There are many stressful factors that can cause burn out and a final patience level that can break even the most seasoned telemarketer.Thank you for taking the time to read my review. It was an entertaining movie for the topic.

Every once in a while a film comes a long that changes your outlook on the industry. In his first directorial offering Ben Younger not only engages his audience but establishes himself, quite rightly, as one of the best up and coming talents in the film industry.Giovanni Ribisi's outstanding performance in Boiler Room is without a doubt his finest hour, an actor who is frequently overlooked and always underrated, Boiler Room gives the world a reason to finally recognise this actors outstanding ability.A wonderful supporting cast comprised of Hollywood talent that would ordinarily be more wooden than Pinocchio, give this film the ability to flourish. Boiler Room is probably the first time anyone has ever considered for a moment that Ben Affleck is a good actor.Ben Younger is clearly able to motivate in a way that no other director can. His clear and effortless style give this film a pace and feeling that veteran directors are still failing to create. His choice of soundtrack compliments the edit and helps the film flow seamlessly.Boiler Room is a marvel to behold, a triumph in every sense of the word. You would truly be considered a moron if you passed up the opportunity to see this film.

Greed is good said Gordon Gekko, in Wall Street, the standard by which to measure other films dealing with the esoteric world of finance in New York. Boiler Room is based on a true story of a guy, Seth Davis, a nineteen year old, who ran an underground gambling operation in Queens. His father is a judge, and he worries about his son being arrested. He joins a supposedly legitimate brokerage firm, JT Marlin, and becomes very successful at making money. Of course, nothing is as it seems, as the FBI and SEC investigate the shady and illegal practices of the firm, wherein they pump up the value of phony stocks, using cold calls to find customers looking to make a quick buck. In the end, it all falls apart, and Seth decides to save himself from prison by working undercover for the law. Giovanni Ribisi is good as Seth, and Nia Long provides eye candy as his girlfriend. A 7/10.