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HIGH-FINANCE HOTTIES ''Boiler'''s Affleck and Ribisi
Mark Fellman
Director Younger's homage to ''Wall Street'' stars Ribisi as a pasty college dropout who joins a brokerage house (run by Scott and Affleck), rises through the ranks, and falls in love... only to realize the firm is shadier than a weeping willow in summer. A hot ticket at Sundance, it's achingly of the moment -- but there's a fine line between homage and rip-off. BUZZ FACTOR: 7

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Posted Feb 11, 2000 | Order Article Reprints