
有些烦恼,丢掉了,才有云淡风轻的机会。——宫崎骏《龙猫》For27-year-oldBen(JoshLawson),lifecouldn’tbebetter.Awellpaidjob,friends,parties,girlsandnothingtotiehimdown.Butwhenheisinvitedbacktohisoldschooltojoinseveralotherex-studentsincludingAlex(RachaelTaylor)andJim(EdKavalee)intalkingabouttheirpersonalachievements,somethinggoeswrong.Benistheonlyspeakernottobeaskedaquestionbytheschoolkids.Thistriggersayearofsoulsearchingandlookingforanswersinallthewrongplaces. FromhisbestfriendAndy(ChristianClark)whosesolutionisthattheybothtakeanotherholiday,tohismentorSam(LachyHulme)wholoanshimasportscarinthebeliefthatthere’snothinglikeexcessivespeedtoresolveemotionalturmoil.NotevenBen’sfather(RobCarlton)orfriendsNick(DanielHenshall)andEm(FelicityWard)canoffermuchinthewayofmeaningfulguidance. Ofcourse,it’snoteasyseekingenlightenmentinnightclubs,orontheskifieldsofNewZealand,andwhenyoustartdatingaRussiantennisstarthingscangetreallycomplicated.Astheposterboyforagenerationdesperatetotickeverybox,Benbeginstosuspectthatthemeaningoflifemaywellresideinthethingshe'salreadydoing-andagirlheusedtoknow.
