奈杰尔(休•格兰特 Hugh Grant 饰)陷入了七年之痒的婚姻中。他和妻子菲奥纳(克里斯汀•斯科特•托马斯 Kristin Scott Thomas饰)决定乘坐游轮前往印度旅游,尝试改变糟糕的关系。船上,他遇见了瘫痪作家奥斯卡(彼德•考约特 Peter Coyote 饰)和他的美艳妻子咪咪(埃玛纽埃尔•塞纳 Emmanuelle Seigner饰)。奥斯卡似乎要把他和咪咪之间的异常关系告诉陌生人奈杰尔。
奥斯卡认识咪咪之初,两人爱得死去活来,情欲之火熊熊燃烧。然而咪咪摄人的魅力只让奥斯卡着迷了一
The son of an African-American Judge is killed by police officers on the day he was set to begin law enforcement academy. When the courts clear the officers of wrongdoing, the Judge must decide whether the courts are the only arbitrators of justice.