This youthful British comedy has dark, bitter undertones and is based on a Martin Amis novel. The tale centers on a lusty Oxford student who uses his computer to devise a way to chart out future romantic liaisons in advance. It works great, but when he meets a swinging American girl who short -circuits everything, including his heart. Unfortunately, she is far more complex than she seems and their relationship is doomed. This does not keep the young man from continuing to try and it is here that the comedy comes in. Eventually he succeeds in getting her, but his elation is soon dashed as the tale takes a tragic turn towards disaster.