Seth Davis (Giovanni Ribisi) makes money the old-fashioned way: he has turned his college-dropout pad into a mini-casino, where he deals blackjack. It's a nice living, but not a lifestyle that offers much in the way of parental bragging rights. This is a matter of some moment to Seth's sour father (Ron Rifkin), a federal judge who has sentenced his son to life in the doghouse for his slacker ways.
What Seth needs in a hurry--that is, before he turns 30--is a Ferrari, a closetful of Armanis, a couple of mil--and, oh yes, respectability. That's where J.T. Marlin, the brokerage firm,...