Gwyneth Paltrow stars as Helen in Peter Howitt’s 1998 romantic comedy. After being fired from her public relations job. Helen’s life takes two diverging paths. On one path, Helen catches the train home and discovers her boyfriend, Gerry (John Lynch), in bed with Lydia (Jeanne Tripplehorn), his ex who recently returned from America. She leaves him and begins a relationship with James (John Hannah), starts her own business, and gets a makeover. On the other path, Helen misses the train, is none the wiser of Gerry’s infidelity and has a miserable time of it. It’s 100 minutes of late 90’s romance set against a London backdrop.