一位个性敏感略带神经质的丈夫，在他妻子出车祸后，和替他妻子作物理治疗的护士产生了一段暧昧的爱情，丈夫想抛开一切束缚，跟护士开始新的生活，但最终发现夫妻关系才是永恒的。亚当．布鲁克斯导演的这部探讨爱人和情人之间矛盾冲突的影片，虽有一些场面显得累赘庞杂，但也有不少观察入微的细节，将恋爱中人的冲动、敏感和小心眼等反应表露无遗，其中，以丈夫和护士之间的感情戏演绎得最精彩。饰演丈夫的格里芬．邓恩，以主演《下班以后》和《那女孩是谁》两部影片而声名鹊起，成为扮演神经质小生的佼佼者；两位女主角布鲁克．亚当斯和卡伦．扬名气不大，但在本片中都有上佳表演。
Alex and Erica Boyer's marriage is in a crisis: job and wife bore Alex. When Erica has an accident that has her staying in a wheel chair for some time, it changes their life: Alex meets Erica's young therapy assistant Lisa and gets the idea that she'd be the end of his boredom and he could start over with her. However Lisa's boyfriend feels what's going on and isn't idle.
Griffin Dunne and Brooke Adams star in this revealing story of a young couple trying to hold their marriage together. Alex (Dunne) and Erica (Adams) already have problems when Erica is hit by a Taxi. After several weeks in the hospital, Erica is sent home and ordered to have physical therapy. But her pretty therapist Lisa (Karen Young) is interested in Alex, and he is smitten with her. With a true-to-life script and a knockout cast that includes Laura Dean, Spalding Gray and Christine Estabrook, this gripping film is a must-see for anyone who's ever tried to make love work.