Classic British comedy adapted from a James Thurber story about a tweed manufacturer's elderly accountant who devises a plan to save the company from an American takeover bid. The arrival of an efficiency expert from the States causes enough of a stir but, when it turns out to be a woman, the old-fashioned number cruncher declares war. Man-eating businesswoman, Angela Barrows is sent by her US company to Edinburgh to investigate export opportunities. She meets businessman Robert MacPherson en route and he persuades her to help bring his company into the 20th century. The staff, lead by Mr. Martin, have other ideas and a battle between the old and new business methods breaks out.

苏菲玛索饰演一个能预知未来的美丽女子，她与男主角偶然的邂逅就一见钟情，虽然她已预知男主角即将死亡，却仍毫不保留的付出自己的爱……

阿利斯（马尔科姆•麦克道尔）是一位无恶不作的少年，他的特殊喜好是边听贝多芬的交响曲边奸淫女性，某次他进入一所别墅抢劫一番后，打残了该别墅的主人——一名小说家，并用特殊喜好蹂躏了其妻子。后来因为杀了一名单身女子，阿利斯入狱并接受了特殊的人格治疗，出狱后，他对淫乐之事产生彻底的厌倦。但当阿利斯回到家时，周围人群没改变对他的旧看法，在种种歧视的重压下，他跑到郊外一所别墅想喘口气，不想这所别墅正是他以前抢劫过的小说家的那所。而作为反政府组织首领的该小说家为了达到某种目的，软禁了阿利斯。当这件事暴露小说家被捕时，其手下为了对抗政府，扬言要把阿利斯恢复原来的性情，完全不理一旁的阿利斯大叫“我完全好了”。