A cynical journalist decides to take a train from Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles for Christmas to get inspiration for a story in honor of his late father. He gets to know the other passengers and runs into an old flame while aboard.
朱莉安(朱莉娅?罗伯茨 Julia Roberts 饰)和迈克尔(德蒙特?莫罗尼 Dermot Mulroney饰)是大学时候的情侣。和大多数的恋人一样,他们的热恋慢慢降温,直到沦为好朋友。于是毕业前有了这样一个约定:如果28岁之前,彼此还是单身,那么就明证了他俩是天造地设的一对,到时候两人就结婚。 毕业后二人一直通电,朱莉安以为只是友情。然而迈克…