Samson Shillitoe, a frustrated poet and a magnet for women, is behind in his alimony payments, and lives with Rhoda, a waitress who stands by him through all his troubles. Samson becomes belligerent when he cannot find the inspiration to finish his big poem so Rhoda tries to get him to see the psychiatrist Dr. West, wh…- 影片讲的是一名律师因为艾滋病被事务所解雇、为讨回公道诉诸法律的故事。开场展现了一个滔滔雄辩的称职律师，接着是他去医院定期看病的情节，影片故意回避了许多一般人认为富有戏剧性的场景，如主角第一次得知感染病毒时的震惊、家人的最初反应等等，彻底摈弃廉价的眼泪，使感情升华到崇高的境界。汉克斯扮演了一个高难度角色：形体动作不多，内…