Claire Danes of "Stage Beauty" brings charm to her role as Mirabelle in this romantic comedy with the warm smile that you know connects to a tender heart. She is an attractive woman but not the type of beauty that you would expect to grace a high fashion magazine cover. She has left Vermont to make it as a successful artist in LA. The small town girl, with a tendency toward depression, works at the glove counter at Sak’s. When Mirabelle’s not working, she lives a-spinster-in-waiting life, with only her sad little apartment to keep her company.

While at the laundromat, Mirabelle meets the geeky and totally unrefined Jeremy (Jason Schwartzman of "Bewitched"). After a very awkward getting to know you scene, Jeremy leaves with Mirabelle’s phone number. Their first date is so over the top hilarious that it’s painful to think of what it’s like to be a young woman out in the world trying to have a little fun. Later, when reflecting on her loneliness, Mirabelle gives Jeremy a call and they end up in bed together in one of the funniest sex scenes you’ll ever see. They are both round pegs in a world of square holes.

One day an appealing man (though a bit older) named Ray (Steve Martin) buys a pair of gloves from Mirabelle. And much to her surprise when she arrives home a few days later the gloves have been sent to her by Ray¾ along with a note asking her out to dinner at a toney restaurant.

Mirabelle will send chills down the spines of parents who have a daughter in a large, far away city. They know she is trying to make her way in the world and they will now better understand the choices she has to make. When you begin to understand your children as now being adults, you have made the jump to the next generation. As with all of us, successfully navigating the minefields of life takes both good judgment and luck. Fate certainly plays a part in who you meet where. After we make our decisions, then luck has the last word. As golfer Jack Nicklaus said, "the harder you work, the luckier you’ll get."