New Line Cinema
Starring: Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Nia Long
MPAA Rating: R

A-

By Brandon H. Franks
Daily Cougar Staff

In today's high speed world, Generation Xer's are always looking for ways to make a quick buck. It's firms like J.T. Marlin that make their dreams happen.

Boiler Room is a fantastic movie that delves deep into what these get-rich-quick firms are all about.

The film centers around the life of 19-year-old college drop-out Seth Davis (Giovanni Ribisi) who has been running an illegal casino in his house. He decides to work at the firm in order to please his dad, but he gets a lot more than money.

Seth starts wondering where all the money goes to pay the boys at the firm and gets in so deep that the FBI uses Seth to close it down.

First time writer and director Ben Younger does a fantastic job with Boiler Room. He pulls you into an almost secret organization and shows the corruption in a light that few will ever see.

The movie ends rather abruptly and without closure.

"Believe it or not the version that I originally (made) was even more open," Younger said. "I'm not into tying up loose ends."

One of the coolest scenes in the movie is when Vin Diesel, Ben Affleck and others are watching Wall Street and reciting every line.

"They really do that, that wasn't a stretch on my part," Younger said.

Probably the most interesting thing about the film is the fact that, even though big names like Ben Affleck and Tom Everett Scott are in it, their parts are small and the lesser known names like Ribisi and Diesel are the main characters.

"I thought it would be cool to have the big guys have the smaller roles and bring up a guy like Giovanni for the lead who doesn't usually carry a movie," Younger said.

If anything was wrong with the movie it was the first date scene with Ribisi and Nia Long. It's not that it's a bad scene; it just did not fit the fast-paced style of the rest of the film.

Though Younger broke the scene up with some fighting in the front of the bar, it just didn't happen enough.

Still Boiler Room is one movie that may leave you questioning some things, but it won't leave you questioning if it was good. 

Younger is the Francis Ford Coppola of our generation.