I didn't know what to expect from Boiler Room when I rented it. I knew it had two of my favourite young actors (Giovanni Ribisi and Vin Diesel), and that it looked like Stone's Wall Street for the Melrose Place crowd, or Wall Street Junior. It's been a long time since I've seen Wall Street, but I did like this one quite a bit. It's got one hell of an edge to it, more than I would have ever expected from a movie about stock brokers. Ribisi is great, as always, and I think I'm going to be watching for any future Diesel projects (his work in Saving Private Ryan and Pitch Black are terrific). Ben Affleck has a brief role similar to the infamous Alec Baldwin "motivational speaker" in Glengarry Glen Ross, and he is fun to watch. Sure, guido-wiseguy-stock brokers sounds like an unusual, maybe even lame idea for a movie, but Boiler Room really grabs your attention and keeps it with great performances and a good script. 8/10 stars. G'night!
Review of Boiler Room
