一直以来，宝拉（玛莎·马森MarshaMason饰）都带着女儿露西（奎恩·库明斯QuinnCummings饰）和男友一起过着同居生活，一天，宝拉震惊的发现，男友不仅不辞而别，还将宝拉最后的庇护所——他们的房子租给了另一个陌生的男人艾略特（理查德·德莱福斯RichardDreyfuss饰）。The film tells the story of Paula sharing rent with another actor and falling in love again after being abandoned by her boyfriend Tony. Paula had lost her trust in men, but Eliot's sincerity moved her. They loved each other, but they also faced differences. Eliot promised her that he would come back, which was a perfect ending.
Several scenes in the film moved me. After her boyfriend left, Paula tore up the things at home and said goodbye to a broken relationship. After falling in love with Eliot, they wanted to transform a new home together and painted the walls with successful colors, which was very warm. Eliot loved her daughter Lucy and respected her children's ideas very much.
I think what this film conveys to us is not to lose the ability to love. Paula knew that she always falls in love easily and has no resistance to actors, so she was afraid of repeating the mistakes. However, the emergence of Eliot was a sunshine. He was romantic and responsible. He was humorous and intelligent. He cared about Paula and Lucy very much. He hoped to live with them all the time. In the end, he called Paula again in the heavy rain. This time, it was not a quarrel, but a commitment to love.