A college dropout gets a job as a broker for a suburban investment firm and is on the fast track to success—but the job might not be as legitimate as it sounds.
Boiler's adrenaline rush film creates an elaborate stock scam.
– Bob Graham,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
During the movie I was wound up with tension and involvement.
– Roger Ebert,
At the Movies,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Writer-director Ben Younger experienced the sales pitch of a boiler room recruiter in real life. His fascination with the thrill-junkie life of these stock jocks is reflected in the script's sharp, arrogant dialogue.
– Steve Murray,
Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Last reel is particularly disappointing in its naive philosophy, manifest in Younger's rush to bring the various conflicts to satisfying closure.
– Emanuel Levy,
Variety,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
To put the movie in sales terms, after a good opening pitch, Younger fails to close the deal. The audience can't buy in.