Eight friends, all in a stable relationship, decide to venture into a game of sexual discovery by exchanging couples while trying to free themselves from their daily routine and add a spicy touch to their love life....
As his mother’s illness progresses, a wealthy young man hires a perfect caregiver. But their lives start to spiral into a deadly affair as the caregiver seemingly tries to make herself a permanent facet of the wealthy family....
At the beginning of the movie a pharmacist receives an anonymous letter that threatens him of death. And the murder actually happens. Seems very simple but nothing is what it seems and the journey to the truth will be long and difficult. The book is excellent and the movie is at par with it and very faithful to the romance. Great direction. Incredible cast with Gabriele Ferzetti in his best interpretation together with the one in "C'era una volta il West" and Gianmaria Volonté simply beyond reach as always. Many other great actors. Yes I am an enthusiast 'cause there's not a word or a shot out of place in this movie and the plot is ingenious. Who is going to see this film for the first time will be taken away by the developments (the pace seems to be calm but looking in between the kinks you may realize that many things are going rapidly on). Trying to figure out what is the kernel of the happenings and the "reasons" for the murder is a very interesting exercise but it's highly unlikely for the spectator not to experience a big surprise at the end. In my opinion Elio Petri at his best (I mean at the same level of his other masterwork: La classe operaia va in Paradiso).</p>...
居住洛杉矶的亚当（约翰·库萨克 John Cusack 饰）刚被女友甩掉，他的单亲侄子雅各布（克拉克·杜克 Clark Duke 饰）一天到晚沉迷于电子游戏，赖在他家的地下室不走。亚当的老朋友尼克（克雷格·罗宾逊 Craig Robinson 饰）是个“妻管严”，工作亦不顺心；而另一位旧友卢（罗伯·考德瑞 Rob Corddry 饰）则酗酒无度，自杀未遂被送进医院。为了开导卢，亚当与尼克决定邀卢重游科迪亚克谷滑雪度假村，雅各布也同行。四人入住当年的酒店房间，在露台上的温泉浴盆里又喝又唱。次日宿醉醒来，却发现他们竟鬼使神差地回到了八十年代。担心因改变历史而消失的雅各布着力敦促三人回忆当年的历史行为，并照行不误；但这三位突然发现人生第二次机会的老友却各自心怀鬼胎。损坏了的热浴盆时光机究竟能否修好？未来是否会因为历史的改变而混乱不堪呢？...
