Opening well past the point favored by most romantic comedies, director/co-writer/star Albert Brooks take on the genre begins with a breakup. After exchanging harsh words in a diner, Brooks and Kathryn Harrold go their separate ways. Brooks then spends the next few days attempting to forget his troubles through work, exercise, drugs, and other women, torturing himself at each step. While its hinted early on that this isnt the couples first breakup, it eventually becomes clear that the they have cycled through the same events for even longer than expected. Meanwhile, Brooks character, a film editor assisted by Bruno Kirby), attempts to put the finishing touches on his latest assignment, a none-too-promising space adventure starring {$George Kennedy and helmed by a details-obsessed director (James L. Brooks). ~ Keith Phipps, All Movie Guide