Plot

The sudden reappearance of his best friend Toni, after a ten year absence, causes Chris to remember his past, to question some of his lifestyle decisions and to re-evaluate his life and marriage to Marion.

After a 10-year absence Toni (Lee Ross), Chris's (Christian Bale) best friend, suddenly reappears in London to bring chaos and doubt into Chris's calm, tranquil, slightly boring, predictable life. Chris starts to remember his carefree youth as a photographer in Paris when he lived with and enjoyed a torrid affair with Annick (Elsa Zylberstein). It was also in Paris that he first met and fell in love with Marion (Emily Watson). The temptations and pressure exerted on Chris by Toni to return to their former carefree life of sex, drugs and rock'n'roll soon starts to have an impact on Chris's marriage. He starts to question his values, his lifestyle choices and his relationship with Marion and even suspects her of starting an affair with Toni whom she dislikes. Eventually circumstances come to a head and Chris is forced to decide whether to follow Toni back to the hedonistic, irresponsible life of his youth or face the harsh realities of the present and stay with Marion.—Mark Smith <msmith@osi.co.uk>

The sudden reappearance of his best friend Toni (Lee Ross), after a 10-year absence, causes Chris (Christian Bale) to remember his past, to question some of his lifestyle decisions and to re-evaluate his life and marriage to Marion (Emily Watson).

Follows the story of two best friends as they discover lust and love in their youth. One friend becomes married with children, while the other remains single, cynical and idealistic.—Harrison <cbale@interlog.com>