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So, enter the world of the job that wins for everyone. J.T. Marlin is the
stockbroking firm where a fortune can be made for the workers, the clients
and even the sexy secretary Abby (Nia Long) is on $80,000 per year.
The staff include the good - Chris (Pitch Black's Vin Diesel), the bad -
Greg (Nicky Katt) and the ugly - Richie (Scott Caan).
Before long though, Seth finds out that all is not fair on the trading floor
and one, two or more of the employees are up to some dodgy dealings to rival
those of "Nasty Nick", the truth of which could bring the company crashing
down to its knees if the FBI were to get word of this.
I'll say no more on that other than Don't watch the trailer before you
see the film, as it will spoil everything for you.
I have to take issue with the comment from Rolling Stone on the cover that
states "Ben Affleck has never been better". He does put on a good show,
but is (a) just repeating the spiel heard by director Ben Younger when
he spent a year in a "Boiler Room", (b) only appears for about five minutes
in the two-hour film as he recruits and instructs the new trainees and
(c) Giovanni Ribisi is the real find here.
Presented in the original 1.85:1 ratio and anamorphic, the picture looks
superb with artifacts undetectable and the blue tinge adapted into the
'boiler room' atmosphere being rendered perfectly.
The average bitrate is a fairly steady 6.37Mb/s for most of the film.
A well-constructed score aids in the atmosphere as the heat piles on for those
who are trying to do the right thing. The back cover and the
Internet Movie Database
both state a sound format of Dolby Digital 5,1, but the LFE channel on my
amplifier (Sony STR-DB 930) isn't highlighted, so it must be DD5.0.
Extras :
We begin with the Theatrical Trailer which you shouldn't watch before
seeing the film and Cast and Crew info which provides filmographies
for most main cast members and the director.
The Deleted Scenes is where the 18-cert comes in, I presume since the
BBFC haven't yet mentioned these on their website at the time of writing,
for the one labelled Hotel Room Party, as the rest of the film has been
rated a 15-certificate.
Finally, we have a feature-length Audio Commentary from co-producer
Suzanne Todd, writer/director Ben Younger, female composer
The Angel and actor Giovanni Ribisi.
What we are missing though is the feature-length isolated score from
The Angel.
There's a good number of chapters with 32 here, although, again, some
stupidhead has attempted to mark the time points at which each chapter
break occurs. Why??!
Subtitles are available in English and the menus contain music with some
subtle animation.
Overall, this is an almost-first-rate DVD from Entertainment in Video,
which isn't something that can often be said. The film lived up to all my
expectations and never lets up on the pace.
The only thing we lose out on is the isolated score, but if you're not
fussed about that then this is an absolute must-buy.
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