Mike Locken is one of the principal members of a group of freelance spies. A significant portion of their work is for the C.I.A. and while on a case for them, one of his friends turns on him and shoots him in the elbow and knee. His assignment, to protect someone, goes down in flames. He is nearly crippled, but with braces is able to again become mobile. For revenge as much as anything else, Mike goes after his ex-friend.
并不富裕的伊莱扎(乌玛•瑟曼 Uma Thurman 饰)与丈夫以及两个年幼的孩子挤在曼哈顿的一间小小的公寓里。虽然伊莱扎一直都想成为一名专业的作家,但是无奈两个孩子年幼,而丈夫又要上班,所以她只能当起了全职妈妈,写作也只能在料理家务的间隙进行。这天是女儿卡拉拉六岁的生日, 伊莱扎一早便开始为生日会采购。可是谁能料到这样重要的一天竟然状况百出。当伊莱扎为了女儿的生日会四处奔波之际,她不禁为自己“无助”又“凄惨”的母亲生涯感到悲哀。可是当晚上看到女儿快乐的样子,而丈夫终于懂得体贴自己,伊莱扎终于感受到了作为一个母亲不一样的感受。
THE BIG CHILL meets THE GRADUATE. What could have been What might have been Reunions can be exciting, frustrating, exhilarating, nostalgic, one life given over to practicality while another chases lost dreams. Set against the majestic landscape of the desert, three estranged friends and former band mates celebrate turning 30, carrying their hopes, unresolved wounds and intertwined romantic baggage, in this hysterically funny and poignant look at lost loves, forgotten dreams and missed opportunity of three young adults in the final stages of giving up their youth.
亚瑟(肯·斯托特 Ken Stott 饰)是一位成功的资本家,在不久之后即将加官进爵。希拉(克洛伊·皮里 Chloe Pirrie 饰)是亚瑟的女儿,这位单纯善良的千金小姐在家宴中接受了男友杰拉德(凯尔·索列尔 Kyle Soller 饰)的求婚,两人喜结连理,亚瑟和妻子对这门亲事显然十分满意,而希拉的弟弟艾瑞克(芬恩·科尔 Finn Cole 饰)却显然并不怎么高兴。 就在一家人欢聚一堂之时,一位不速之客的到来让五人倍感警惕。来人自称警局的探长(大卫·休里斯 David Thewlis 饰),前来为一起女工自杀的案件调查取证,而这位名为伊娃(苏菲·兰道尔 Sophie Rundle 饰)的可怜姑娘曾经在亚瑟手下的工厂里干过活,并且因为领导罢工而被亚瑟开除。亚瑟并不认为自己应该为伊娃的死负什么责任,而随着时间的推移,众人渐渐发现,在这间狭小的房间里,无论是有意或无心,每一个人都是罪人。