There might have been more to it at one point. This is one of those overwritten Hollywood flicks created by committee. The team of John Brancato and Michael Ferris started it. The result is a mess. So Winkler, a mediocre director, wastes acting talent.
Bullock does have an uncanny knack for creating sympathy.
North American audiences also get their first look at an interesting new British stage actor, Jeremy Northam. He plays that sinister rascal who romances Bullock before he's supposed to put a bullet through her head. It's a thankless role. But, for a few moments, he looks like a future James Bond candidate - when Pierce Brosnan gets bored.