A young college drop-out who runs a backdoor casino, becomes a stock broker to win his father's approval.

In perfect Hollywood fashion, they've taken a really bad thing (selling bogus stock to unsuspecting folks and whiping them out of there life savings) and made it cool. I don't want to sound like my father here, but they really do glamorize and empower the seedy side of the stock market.

Okay, it's not that bad. Really. It's just such a slickster piece of MTV audience fluff.

Ben Affleck's performance is a little over the top. He overacts just enough to let you know that he's not taking this role too seriously. Giovanni Ribisi (Yeah, that dim kid who could shock you to death from the X-Files) does everthing he can with this role, and really sells it. If it wasn't for his talent, this movie would have fizzled and died. And his work ethic carries through, from the first scene the last. Expect big things from him.

I'd say wait for cable on this one kids.

Falls squarely into the mediocre region of filmdom. Perfect for a veg-out reduced brain activity weekend or evening.