在好友夫妇克莱德(约翰·奥提兹 John Ortiz 饰)和露西(达芬妮·鲁宾-维佳 Daphne Rubin-Vega 饰)的介绍下,杰克(菲利普·塞默·霍夫曼 Philip Seymour Hoffman 饰)认识了漂亮可爱的女孩康妮(艾米·莱安 Amy Ryan 饰),长久以来的单身生活让杰克立刻就坠入了情网,展开了追求康妮的一系列准备。 对于杰克的热情攻势,康妮十分受用,在她的梦想里,在船上来一场独特的浪漫约会对拉近两人之间的关系来说必不可少,而就在康妮和杰克的感情稳步升级之时,克莱德和露西之间的感情却发生了破裂,他们之间究竟发生了什么?与此同时,这一变故让杰克明白,独自面对灵魂和感情的深渊是每一个人都无法逃脱的宿命。
马克(布拉德·兰弗洛 Brad Renfro 饰)是一名11岁的少年,一日,年幼的他目睹了一个男人自杀的全过程,在死前,男人告诉了马克一个惊天秘密。受惊的马克随即接受了警方的盘问,但对于那个不能说的秘密,马克选择了守口如瓶。可即便如此,马克还是被和黑手党暗中勾结的联邦检察官福特里格(汤米·李·琼斯 Tommy Lee Jones 饰)给盯上了,后者向马克提出了控诉。 马克雇佣了精明的女律师洛芙(苏珊·萨兰登 Susan Sarandon 饰)为其辩护,在两人的联手之下,他们破获了福特里格的阴谋并得到了证据。可是福特里格并没有善罢甘休,而是暗中向马克发起了更为卑鄙的攻击。马克全家人的命运都握在了洛芙的手中,面对压倒性的权利,洛芙能够获得最终的胜利吗?
Edward Dunstan is an artist obsessed by his muse. Every photograph and every movie conveyed the same meaning What he wanted to see. His muse waited in vain for him to see her as she was, but he could not. And so, like the mermaid in his latest movie who grew legs and left him, so does his muse. For months his days and nights are filled with watching her on the screen. His anger turns to self-pity... turns to acceptance... Only now does he understand what he put her through. When his latest letter to her is returned, he binds himself in chains and climbs into the very tank of water his muse spent many unhappy hours.