Tom Cruise is electrifying as Brian Flanagan, a young, confident and ambitious bartender who, with the help of a seasoned pro (Bryan Brown), becomes the toast of Manhattan's Upper East Side. But when he moves to Jamaica and meets an independent artist Jordan (Elisabeth Shue), their vivid romance brings a new perspective to the self-centered bartender's life. He realises that he has found someone who can teach him some important truths about love, happiness, and most importantly, about who Brian Flanagan really is.