my gosh and this movie be nothing more than filmmaking by number . struggle salesman can not make a go of it in new york and mentor with a heart of gold take him under his wing and struggle salesman move to california and make it big and then lose it big and then bounce back with the simple life and then hit rock bottom try to get back to the top . i do not think i can remember any part of the plot that take more than five second to develop . case in point ( spoiler . ) represent when the john kapelos character call to say he and his girlfriend be come to santa cruz to visit and and james woods say there practically no chance he would come and you know with 100 % certainty they be come in the next scene or two . on the other hand and sean young sure look good .