Perhaps
the biggest surprise at the festival was this stock broker thriller from first
time director Ben Younger. I guess you could call this film Wall Street meets
Glengarry Glen Ross. Thanks to endless energy, however, and some terrific performances,
Boiler Room never feels like a cheap rip off of those terrific films. Instead,
it feels fresh and exciting.
Giovanni
Ribisi (Saving Private Ryan) is a college dropout who runs a casino out of his
home. He finds a new job when a friend introduces him into the world of the stock
market. Truth be told, Boiler Room offers tremendous acting from Ribisi, Vin Diesel,
Nia Long and Ron Rifkin, but it's the endless energy and visual flair of first
time director Ben Younger that gives this film it's spark.
