Plot: After thirty years of marriage, Brummies Nick and Meg Burrows, a professor of Philosophy at a lower rate technical college and a school teacher respectively and recent empty nesters, are solely going through the motions of what it means to be in a relationship, they even unable to discuss rationally what tile to choose for a bathroom remodel. Without divulging key issues in their individual lives which may further damage what semblance of a relationship they do have, they decide to head to Paris for the weekend for their thirtieth wedding anniversary to try and inject that love and romance that once existed. As Paris was the site of their honeymoon, they theoretically want to recreate that experience from thirty years ago. They quickly discover that theory and reality can be two totally different things. The trip also highlights their differences. Nick may solely want to make the marriage work in his fear of the alternative, namely being alone. And Meg feels the need for some excitement and a bit of danger and recklessness in her life, the potential negative consequences be damned. As their up and down weekend progresses in which hints of a loving relationship do exist, things have the potential to be turned on their heads when they attend a party at the home of one of Nick's old American colleagues from Cambridge, Morgan, into who they just happened to run. The party, thrown by Morgan's younger second and currently pregnant wife, Eve, is to celebrate the publication of Morgan's latest book. The party also coincides with the visit from New York by Michael, Morgan's teenaged son from his first marriage, Michael who will have an impact on one of the Burrows.
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