Wietersheim

Maxisarealjerk.Alongtimeago,thesuccessfullawyerhadturnedoveralltheroutinedutiesoffamilylifetohiswifeNathalie.\r\nHiscomfortandleisuretimewereafargreaterpriority.Selltheroadsterandbuyanefficientfamilycar?Noway!\r\nButthen,Max’sfast-pacedlifesuddenlyscreechestoahaltwhenNathalieishospitalizedforseveralweekswithacomplicatedfracture.\r\nAlonewiththeirtwochildrenandthedoghehates,Maxquicklyreachestheboilingpoint.\r\nAsifhavingtoplayfatherwasnotbadenough,heisshockedtothecorewhenhediscoverspassionateloveletterswrittentohiswifeandsigned“FromG.inlove”.Feelingthathislifeisslippingoutofcontrol,Max’sfirstimpulseistofindoutwhohisrivalis.Thenitdawnsonhim–couldthewayhehastreatedhiswifebethereasonwhyshehassoughtoutanotherlover?\r\nNowMaxattemptstoseehissituationfromadifferentpointofview.Lastweekhewasreadytoplantheyearlyguys’vacationhetakeswithhisbestbuddy,butnowthingshavechanged.\r\nMaxrecognizesjusthowmuchheneedsNathalie’shumor,herorganizingtalentandheroptimism,butalsojusthowimportanttohimsheandhisfamilyreallyare.Maxtriestodiscoverthemysteriouslover’sidentity,butbecauseofhisnewinsight,hetakesanadditionalstep.\r\nUnfortunately,whenhelearnsthatthemysterymanisGregor,Maxrealizesthatnotonlydoesthemanhaveallthosequalities-heisveryattractiveaswell.Hisstruggletobecomeabetterhusbandandfathersuddenlybecomesfarmoredifficult.\r\nHopingtoknockGregoroutofthepictureandgetbackinNathalie’sgoodgraces,Maxmakesanappointmentwithasuccessfullifecoach.Butturninghislifearoundisfarmoredifficultthanhehadimagined.\r\nTomakemattersworse,Gregorturnsouttobealoving,family-orientedmanjustwhatNathalieneeds.Maxisdesperate–heknowsthereisarealchancethathemightloseNathalieandthechildren.\r\nWillingtoputeverythingonthelinetokeephisfamilyintact,Maxmakesthebiggestsacrificeofhislife.Thensomethinghappensthatistheverylastthinghecouldhaveevercountedon…

　　朱丽叶是研究基因学的博士，她和同事罗素即将成婚，在婚前他们决定带着朱丽叶的两个儿子麦克斯和托马斯到海边度假，但罗素希望照料好他们培养的基因蔬菜，因此朱丽叶带着孩子先行一步。　　　　马特是餐馆的大厨，有一手好厨艺，但餐馆没有周末，他从没机会陪孩子们外出，而他的妻子又因为在南美作人类学研究无法照料孩子。难得的一个假期，他决定好好陪陪两个孩子：女儿戴芙和儿子路易斯。　　　　朱丽叶和马特的车子在轮渡偶遇，马特想插队，和朱丽叶发生了冲突，而朱丽叶带着孩子先到了订下的房子。马特带着孩子到达时才发现，因为房东的问题，房子同时租给了他们两家，而此时，度假村已经没有空房了。　　　　无奈之下，两家人合住房子，孩子们睡在一起，朱丽叶在主卧房睡，马特只能睡在客厅的沙发里。当罗素赶到时，发现了客厅里的男人马特，但马特似乎故意让罗素误会，因为他已经喜欢上了朱丽叶。与此同时，朱丽叶和马特的四个孩子相处融洽，托马斯和戴芙找到了共同点，而麦克斯和路易斯则在海上留下了难忘的记忆。4个孩子不约而同地希望自己的父母能够结合，但罗素的存在似乎成了某种阻碍。　　　　在朱丽叶和罗素的婚礼上，麦克斯和托马斯合伙揭穿了罗素的面目——他最爱的是他的蔬菜，朱丽叶驱车赶上了已经离去的马特和他的孩子。一对单身父母和4个孩子从此成了一家人。

Max is a real jerk. A long time ago, the successful lawyer had turned over all the routine duties of family life to his wife Nathalie.His comfort and leisure time were a far greater priority. Sell the roadster and buy an efficient family car? No way!But then, Max’s fast-paced life suddenly screeches to a halt when Nathalie is hospitalized for several weeks with a complicated fracture.Alone with their two children and the dog he hates, Max quickly reaches the boiling point.As if having to play father was not bad enough, he is shocked to the core when he discovers passionate love letters written to his wife and signed “From G. in love”. Feeling that his life is slipping out of control, Max’s first impulse is to find out who his rival is. Then it dawns on him – could the way he has treated his wife be the reason why she has sought out another lover?Now Max attempts to see his situation from a different point of view. Last week he was ready to plan the yearly guys’ vacation he takes with his best buddy, but now things have changed.Max recognizes just how much he needs Nathalie’s humor, her organizing talent and her optimism, but also just how important to him she and his family really are. Max tries to discover the mysterious lover’s identity, but because of his new insight, he takes an additional step.Unfortunately, when he learns that the mystery man is Gregor, Max realizes that not only does the man have all those qualities - he is very attractive as well. His struggle to become a better husband and father suddenly becomes far more difficult.Hoping to knock Gregor out of the picture and get back in Nathalie’s good graces, Max makes an appointment with a successful life coach. But turning his life around is far more difficult than he had imagined.To make matters worse, Gregor turns out to be a loving, family-oriented man just what Nathalie needs. Max is desperate – he knows there is a real chance that he might lose Nathalie and the children.Willing to put everything on the line to keep his family intact, Max makes the biggest sacrifice of his life. Then something happens that is the very last thing he could have ever counted on…