When Louise, a high-powered Chicago attorney (Meg Ryan), discovers that her husband Ian (Timothy Hutton) is about to leave her for another woman named Sara (Kristen Bell), she prevents him from doing so by binding him to a chair with duct tape. She tries to persuade and convince him that he still loves her, but everything she says fails to change his mind. He lies and promises that he still loves her and won't run away when she frees him. When he tries to escape, she knocks him out with a flower pot and tapes him to a toilet. She then leaves the house to purchase groceries to make a "romantic meal." While she is out, a lawn service boy comes by to mow the lawn, and Ian successfully yells for help and gets his attention. The boy, realizing that there is no one else in the house, begins robbing their house. When Louise returns, the burglar attacks her and brings her into the bathroom with Ian. During their captivity, Ian realizes that he does still love his wife, and the couple makes up. The next morning, Sara (Ian's mistress) comes to the house, furious that Ian did not show up at the airport to go to Paris with her. The burglars put Sara into the bathroom with the reconciled couple, and the three discuss their love triangle situation. They manage to escape by calling the police from Sara's cell phone, which is in her back pocket. After the whole ordeal, Ian chooses to stay with Louise.
MPAA Rating: | R |
Genre: | Comedy, Crime, Romance |
Country: | United States |
Produced By: | Dawn Porter, Cliff Chenfeld, Todd Stein, Isabel Rose, Andy Ostroy, Todd King, Michael Roiff, Rick Milenthal, Dan Katcher, David Graff |
Directed By: | Cheryl Hines |
Written By: | Adrienne Shelly |
Cast: | Kristen Bell, Derek Carter, Kimberlee Peterson, Justin Long, Timothy Hutton, Nathan Dean, Meg Ryan, Andy Ostroy, Bill Parks, Kylan James |
In Theaters: | Dec 04, 2009 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 21 minutes |
Production: | Night and Day Pictures, All For A Films |
Box Office: | $25,339 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Vudu |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |