this be a case where the script play with the audience in a manner that serve only in extend this story to 90 minute . story start out in 1969 where a young girl name faith ( cameron diaz ) travel to europe with her boyfriend wolf ( christopher eccleston ) but she die under mysterious circumstance . then in 1976 faith sister phoebe ( jordana brewster ) decide to travel to europe as well and try and find out what happen to her sister . in france she look up wolf who have stay there and she want him to help her retrace the step her sister take and answer some question . he be reluctant but decide to travel with her . along the way he fill in the gap of the occurrence and tell phoebe that faith have join up with the red army who be an extremist group that be involve in terrorism . phoebe and wolf engage in a romance and this complicate the trip to portugal where faith die . their be several thing wrong with this film and it all have to do with the script . first and the romance between wolf and phoebe be all wrong and do nothing for the story . it ring completely false and come across a force . it seem weird that wolf would engage in a romance with his dead girlfriend sister . secondly and wolf know completely what happen to faith but only let out little chunk of information every 15 minute or so . wolf will look at phoebe every 15 minute and say and there be something i do not tell you . gee and thank a lot wolf . if wolf have come clean the first time he talk to phoebe then the film would have be over in about 30 minute . another thing that bother me be that i do not think this film recreate the 1960 at all . diaz wear hippie clothes but the time period just do not ring true . i do enjoy a few thing like the authentic location where the film be shoot . it be a very good look film and the scenery be beautiful . the performance be all good especially by brewster and diaz . besides the fast and the furious i have never really see brewster in anything . but after watch her performance in this film i come away very impressed . she very good here and i hope good role come her way . the script be tell in a very contrived way and the film never come across a believable .