Boiler Room (2000): Dir: Ben Younger / Cast: Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Nicky Katt, Ben Affleck, Nia Long: Film suggests places that we hide sin. A group of young males assemble together to ruin as many lives as possible while striking it rich. Giovanni Ribisi joins a firm as a stockbroker. He dropped out of school and makes money at illegal gambling. His father is a judge and disapproves of his son's choice of work. May remind viewers of Wallstreet although formula elements occur. Fine directing by Ben Younger with rather bland locations. Sly performance by Ribisi caught between temporary satisfaction through a worthless lifestyle, and disappointing his father. We know what is ahead but it is the friendships that cause Ribisi the biggest concern. Vin Diesel and Nicky Katt play veteran brokers but only Diesel comes off as three dimensional as he not only teaches Ribisi the robes, he also reluctantly understands his crucial decision. Katt unfortunately is playing a rival broker whom Ribisi won't impress, which leads to predictable tension. Ben Affleck is there to shout profanities in long meetings to motivate everyone into action. It is the worst role in the film. Nia Long is more or less featured as a possible romantic interest. While this is no Wallstreet, it is a worthy comparison. Message regards alertness to subduing operations within the dark compounds of deceit. Score: 7 / 10

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.

Boiler Room is the new millennium's version of Wall Street. Both deal with money, corruption, greed, and all of that good stuff. This film strongly gives a message on how honesty is a key to life, not greed. It also shows how money leads to corruptness and how Wall Street is just a bunch of lies. This film is surprisingly well-acted and has a very smart screenplay. However, the ending leaves something to be desired. After a zany, smart hour and a half, they just tidied up the mess as if nothing happened.Ben Younger's film is about a guy named Seth Davis who runs an unlicensed casino in his apartment. In an attempt to go straight, he joins with this small finance firm outside New York City and after hitting success, he begins to realize something may be up with this firm.This film is well-acted for sure. Who would have ever thought Vin Diesel would be in a movie like this with no action scenes but he still brings his intimidating pose here. Giovanni Ribisi does a solid job in the lead role. I really liked Ben Affleck here as well and he sure is one sleazebag here.Overall, this is a really good film that was a little hampered by the ending. But with a smart script, great acting, and a tense atmosphere, this film gives us an interesting inside look on the corruption and greediness of Wall Street. I rate this film 8/10.

Well this is an easy one for me. i watched this 4 years ago. The writing in this movie is an 8 out of 10. Its a more than solid idea for a movie with a nicely adapted story. What put this movie over the top for me was the acting. I usually can't stand Vin Diesel or Ben Affleck, but this movie makes me think there's hope for them yet. Affleck sells it with the cocky, over the top character, and diesel plays a similar character with a conscience. The actor that steals the show however, is Giovanni Ribisi. He plays a character who is a slacker,but a guy who is clearly smart and knows how to make money for himself. When all is lost and you feel he is a one dimensional heartless character like the rest (minus Diesel), he does everything in his power to get Harry Reynard, a hard working family man, his money back that he had lost in the scam that was JT Marlin. As i said before, the writing in the movie gets a, 8 out of 10, and the acting gets a 9 out of 10. Props to Ben Younger, Giovanni Ribisi and a surprisingly good performance by Vin Diesel and Ben Affleck. Notable supporting roles to Scott Caan, Tom Everett Scott and Ron Rifkin. Excellent movie.