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Boiler Room
Moral tale about the brash young turks (especially the pasty, mumbly Giovanni Ribisi) of a crooked stock brokerage. An uncinematic subject ("Do you know what 'bridge financing' is?") injected with testosterone and hip-hop. They're no help, and nor is the sickly bluish-greenish image. Writer-director Ben Younger is up front about his influences: his characters can recite the dialogue of Oliver Stone's Wall Street by heart, and Glengarry Glen Ross serves as a sort of training film on sales techniques. Points for honesty, none for originality. With Vin Diesel, Nia Long, Nicky Katt, Ben Affleck, and Ron Rifkin. 2000.
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MPAA Rating: R
