Will Keane (Gere) has it all: a successful restaurant, a high social profile and a way with the ladies that has made him one of Manhattan's most notorious playboys.

That all changes when he meets Charlotte Fielding (Ryder). Charlotte is half Will's age at 21-years-old, she is a free spirit yearning to get out and taste the excitement of adult life.

However, her days are numbered because she suffers with an incurable heart condition.

Will indulges his interest in Charlotte, expecting yet another quick and easy romance. But nothing about Will and Charlotte's encounters are quick or easy.

Just as Will attempts to escape from the relationship with his usual line about 'not promising forever', Charlotte provides a surprise response: she has her own reasons to believe things absolutely can't last.

Can he reform his promiscuous ways before she dies?

Gere and Ryder turn in solid performances and a high percentage of the emotional scenes will not leave a dry eye in the house.