Freddie (Cameron Diaz) is conned into marrying Sam (Vincent D’Onofrio), an embezzling accountant that she loathes, as punishment for allegedly stealing from Red (Delroy Lindo), a small time crime boss. Trapped and miserable, Freddie is soon intrigued by the arrival of Sam’s brother, Jjaks (Keanu Reeves), who reluctantly comes to the wedding at the insistence of his mother, Nora (Tuesday Weld).

Jjaks’ encounter with his estranged family quickly disintegrates but his connection with the forlorn Freddie is immediate and intense. Before he knows what’s hit him, the two are embroiled in a passionate and painful love triangle as Sam and Jjaks go head to head for the girl they love.