贾姬(苏珊·萨兰登 Susan Sarandon饰)是路克(艾德·哈里斯 Ed Harris饰)的前任妻子。她为他生下一对儿女,精心操持家务,却终因性格不合而宣告婚姻失败。离婚三年来,儿女一直由贾姬和路克轮番照料,生活倒也波澜不惊,直到女摄影师伊莎贝尔(朱莉娅·罗伯茨 Julia Roberts饰)和路克堕入情网,矛盾开始繁衍激化。
伊莎贝尔搬到路克家来,一心一意要做一个合格的继母。即使她没有多少持家经验,但还是设法和孩子们快乐相处,让他们接受自己。事与愿违,在孩子的心中,谁也无法替代生母贾姬的地位。而贾姬的心情更是复杂。她已经身患癌症,当然盼望有个好继母照顾孩子。可是,妒嫉心却让她不愿看到伊莎贝尔和孩子们情如骨肉。病症一天天恶化,心理挣扎的贾姬,终于有了令人释怀的决定。
This French family film is filled with action, animals, adventure, and suspense. The story is told from a child's viewpoint. One day, while playing in his secret tree house in the forest, 11-year old Antoine spies upon bank robbers stashing 40-million francs worth of loot. One of the robbers is the father of his newest best friend Lisa, a 10-year old Canadian visitor. Not wanting to rat on her father, Antoine instead moves the money to a different spot. Neither he, nor Lisa have a lot of respect for their frequently absent fathers. They find adults to be inherently hypocritical. Both kids do share a love of animals though. Together, they decide to run away to Biarritz, a resort town, and start spending a little money. The thieves are livid when they discover their stash is missing, particularly Max, and they try, unsuccessfully to catch the kids. Antoine is assisted by his muscular governess Clemence as he and Lisa suffer through numerous narrow escapes while spending their ill-gotten gain. - Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Attorney Sean Cassey is called on by the New York District Attorney to try drug kingpin Jordon Washington, accused of murdering two cops and injuring a third, Sean's father. The publicity from the trial is a boom to Sean's career, but when Washington's lawyer, Sam Vigoda, makes accusations of police corruption that hit Sean too close to home, Sean is divided between justice, his career, and his family.