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Harvey Shine (Dustin Hoffman) is in London for the weekend for his daughter Susans (Liane Balabans) wedding. His work in New York City preoccupies him: he writes music for ads, and he knows his boss Marvin (Richard Schiff) is pushing him aside for younger talent. With family, hes also on the sidelines - long divorced, his wife Jean (Kathy Baker) remarried, her husband Brian (James Brolin) is closer to his daughter than him. His path crosses that of Kate Walker (Dame Emma Thompson), unmarried, her life becoming that of a spinster, set up by friends on blind dates leading nowhere. After Harveys no good terrible day, he talks to Kate at a Heathrow bar. Shes not interested. Where can this conversation lead? Back at his daughters reception, Brian rises to give a toast.
Harvey Shines (Dustin Hoffmans) life is in a shambles, but he doesnt realize exactly how bad it is until the weekend of his daughter Susans (Liane Balabans) wedding. His dream job would have been to be a jazz pianist, but realizing he was not talented enough, settled into working as a New York City-based commercial jingle writer. As Harvey is about to head off to London for the wedding, Marvin (Richard Schiff), his boss, roundaboutly implies that he has one last chance to modernize his work for the digital age or else be out of a job. And once in London, Harvey, although long ago feeling like his ex-wife Jean (Kathy Baker) and her second husband Brian (James Brolin) took over the parenting of Susan, understands that he truly is an inconsequential part of Susans life now, in large part, his own fault. Similarly, single Kate Walker (Dame Emma Thompson) leads an unhappy life. She works as a survey interviewer for the British Airport Authority at Heathrow Airport. She is unable to transfer her professional Public Relations skills to her social life, where she only knows how to push men away rather than engage them. Kates mother, Maggie (Dame Eileen Atkins), has far too much time on her hands, telephoning Kate several times a day, in her concern both in believing her new Polish neighbor is some crazed criminal, and in Kates single status, not understanding, in the words of Kates colleague and friend, Oonagh (Bronagh Gallagher), that the telephone calls are more effective as a contraceptive for Kate. As Harvey reaches what is probably the lowest point in his time in London, he encounters Kate for the second time. On his initiative, they both decide to take a chance on the other in making a connection. They will have a lot of emotional baggage to get through in the other to make that connection truly meaningful beyond Harveys short scheduled stay in London.
Dustin Hoffman
Harvey Shine
Emma Thompson
Kate Walker
Kathy Baker
Jean
Eileen Atkins
Maggie
Liane Balaban
Susan
James Brolin
Brian
Richard Schiff
Marvin
Tim Howar
Johnnie
Wendy Mae Brown
Aggie
Bronagh Gallagher
Oonagh
Jeremy Sheffield
Matt
Daniel Lapaine
Scott
Patrick Baladi
Simon
Adam James
Josh Hillman
Michael Landes
Peter Turner
Jamie Sives
Doctor Butler
Kate Harper
Jill
Angela Griffin
Melissa
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