Commitment-phobic Max panics when his girlfriend starts talking about marriage, but when she confides in his best friend, he becomes jealous of their close relationship. Meanwhile, a colleague of Max's who carries a torch for him hopes to exploit his fears to engineer a break-up. Romantic comedy, with Drew Barrymore, James Le Gros, Jennifer Beals and Eric Thal.

Elizabeth, a vet assistant, falls for Max, who brings in an abused dog. His jealousy burdens their relationship as does talk of marriage. Lena wants Max and she schemes.