Colin (Colin Firth Colin Firth) is a poet who loves a woman named Vera (Minnie Driver Minnie Driver), but soon Vera is about to become someone else's bride. The battered Colin was unable to extricate himself from his emotions for a moment, so he decided to go to a quiet town for a change of mood. In the local hotel, Colin meets Mandy (Heather Graham Heather Graham). Mandy is a nurse. With a gentle and cheerful personality, she gradually heals Colin's inner wounds. Colin finds that he no longer thinks about Vera. With the passage of time, the two hearts are getting closer and closer. But at this juncture, Vera suddenly gave up the wedding, ran to Colin, the old love and new love are in front of him, Colin temporarily hesitated, do not know what kind of choice to make.