
Seth Davis is a college dropout running an illegal casino from his rented apartment. Driven by his domineering father's disapproval at his illegitimate existence and his desire for serious wealth, Seth suddenly finds himself seduced by the opportunity to interview as a trainee stock broker from recent acquaintance Greg (Nicky Katt). Walking into the offices of JT Marlin, a small time brokerage firm on the outskirts of New York - Seth gets an aggressive cameo performance from ... (Full plot summary below)
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Seth Davis is a college dropout running an illegal casino from his rented apartment. Driven by his domineering father's disapproval at his illegitimate existence and his desire for serious wealth, Seth suddenly finds himself seduced by the opportunity to interview as a trainee stock broker from recent acquaintance Greg (Nicky Katt). Walking into the offices of JT Marlin, a small time brokerage firm on the outskirts of New York - Seth gets an aggressive cameo performance from Jim (Ben Affleck) that sets the tone for a firm clearly placing money above all else. Seth's fractured relationship with his father and flirtatious glances from love interest Abbie (Nia Long) are enough to keep Seth motivated in his newfound career. As he begins to excel and develop a love for the hard sale and high commission, a few chance encounters lead Seth to question the legitimacy of the firm's operations - placing him once again at odds with his father and what remains of his morality. With homages to Wall Street, and Glengarry Glen Ross, it's a decent debut feature for Ben Younger whose script exposes a truly sinister side of an already immoral business.
Leave your thoughts about Boiler Room.
| Arkansas Democrat-GazettePhilip Martin...bad films are common enough that it's probably worth making distinctions between the unwatchable and the guilty pleasure. |
| Film Journal InternationalDaniel EaganA confident movie that tackles a worthwhile topic with insight and conviction. |
| Movie HabitMarty MapesThe tension and pacing of Boiler Room are fast and exciting, like in a good thriller, and the setting is exotic and original. |
| TNT RoughCutChristopher BrandonHas the high-octane feel of real life, closely observed. |
| Montreal Film JournalKevin N. LaforestBoiler Room grips you early, with its fascinating insights and Younger's appropriation of hip hop music and his snappy, jump-cut-y visual style, and it hardly ever let go. |
| Flick FilosopherMaryAnn JohansonBoiler Room has a such a frightening ring of truth to it that I wouldn't be surprised if somebody somewhere was calling lawyers. |
| Bryant Frazer's Deep FocusBryant FrazerDespite its flaws, it is a wicked little debut from an interesting writer/director. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenBoiler Room brings the highly commercial classic of thirteen years ago [ Wall Street ] down to a level that could be appreciated by its expected demographics without dumbing down the plot scheme. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldEnds up being empty, anti-climactic and overlong. |
| USA TodayMike ClarkYounger, in his debut feature, is as canny as he is derivative. |