Synopsis

New York divorce attorneys Audrey Woods and Daniel Rafferty are fierce courtroom opponents who rely on very different ideas about marriage and law. When a high-profile divorce takes them to Ireland, their professional rivalry gives way to an unexpected romance. Back in Manhattan, they must decide whether their own relationship can survive the same pressures, arguments, and legal complications they handle for their clients.

Factoids & Trivia

• The story originated with Aline Brosh McKenna, who shared screenplay credit with Robert Harling.

• Although the story is set largely in New York, production took place in Ireland, including Dublin, County Wicklow, Ardmore Studios, and Humewood Castle.

• Pierce Brosnan was also one of the film's executive producers through Irish DreamTime.

• The film had an estimated $32 million budget and earned approximately $30 million worldwide.

• It received its United States theatrical release on April 30, 2004, following festival screenings earlier that month.

• Frances Fisher plays the mother of Julianne Moore's character, despite being only eight years older than Moore in real life.

• The finished film runs approximately 90 minutes and was produced as an Irish, British, German, and American co-production.