Harry (Academy Award winner Chris Cooper, 2002, Best Supporting Actor, Adaptation) and Pat (Academy Award nominee Patricia Clarkson, 2003, Best Supporting Actress, Pieces of April) have a nice, respectable marriage. But when Harry falls in love with a beautiful young lady, he decides he must kill his wife, because divorce would cause her too much pain. Richard (Pierce Brosnan) is Harry´s caddish best friend who realizes he must have Harry´s lovely mistress (Rachel McAdams) for himself.
Love and friendship are contemplated with noir-style suspense and wry humor in this sly comedy that reveals there´s nothing quite as devastating, or as divine, as married life.