Boiler Room

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Critics' Reviews

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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
Has the high-octane feel of real life, closely observed.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Dana Stevens
Reflects the sensibility of the generation it holds up to critical scrutiny, and it's a cunningly ambiguous act of self-portraiture.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: Amy Taubin
Takes us inside the consciousness and the coded masculine world of a single character.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Owen Gleiberman
Younger, in his debut feature, is as canny as he is derivative.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Mike Clark
Shouldn't be overrated, but it's the first film of the year - and it's mid-February already - capable of keeping a grown-up awake.Read Full Review »
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Time: Richard Schickel
Curiously intense, alertly principled, refreshingly uncynical movie.Read Full Review »
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Salon.com: Stephanie Zacharek
Made with confidence that borders on bravado, and sometimes it shows more conviction than it does grace.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Stephen Hunter
As a piece of journalism then, Boiler Room is first class.Read Full Review »
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ROLLING STONE: Peter Travers
The idea of the boiler room as a Y2K gladiator ring for disenfranchised youth provides a proactive new twist.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Jay Carr
Derivative and flawed. But it does throw off a few sparks.Read Full Review »
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